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-- package gij-4.3 4.3.3-5ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 (OpenJDK won't get removed) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371772 You received this bug notification because you are a member of OpenJDK, which is subscribed to openjdk-6 in ubuntu. Status in “openjdk-6” source package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Trying to remove OpenJDK, it crashed and not synaptic won't install, update or remove anything. I tried several things to remove it, even install it with the -f switch. I tried every possible combinaison with apt-get and dpkg (even the mighty dpkg --configure -a) and this is what I get not: $ sudo apt-get -f remove openjdk* Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Note, selecting openjdk-6-demo for regex 'openjdk*' Note, selecting openjdk-6-source for regex 'openjdk*' Note, selecting openjdk-6-jre-lib for regex 'openjdk*' Note, selecting openjdk-6-jre-headless for regex 'openjdk*' Note, selecting openjdk-6-jre-zero for regex 'openjdk*' Note, selecting openjdk-6-dbg for regex 'openjdk*' Note, selecting openjdk-6-doc for regex 'openjdk*' Note, selecting openjdk-6-jdk for regex 'openjdk*' Note, selecting openjdk-6-source-files for regex 'openjdk*' Note, selecting openjdk-6-jre for regex 'openjdk*' The following packages will be REMOVED: openjdk-6-jre openjdk-6-jre-headless 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 16 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 75.1MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y (Reading database ... 140916 files and directories currently installed.) Removing openjdk-6-jre ... update-alternatives: error or eof reading /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/javaws for update_mode () dpkg: error processing openjdk-6-jre (--remove): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 Removing openjdk-6-jre-headless ... update-alternatives: error or eof reading /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/java for update_mode () dpkg: error processing openjdk-6-jre-headless (--remove): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: openjdk-6-jre openjdk-6-jre-headless E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) yan...@dell-yanick:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a dpkg: status database area is locked by another process yan...@dell-yanick:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up gij-4.3 (4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ... update-alternatives: error or eof reading /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/java for update_mode () dpkg: error processing gij-4.3 (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of java-gcj-compat-headless: java-gcj-compat-headless depends on gij-4.3 (>= 4.3); however: Package gij-4.3 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing java-gcj-compat-headless (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gcj-4.3: gcj-4.3 depends on gij-4.3 (= 4.3.3-5ubuntu4); however: Package gij-4.3 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gcj-4.3 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gappletviewer-4.3: gappletviewer-4.3 depends on gij-4.3 (= 4.3.3-5ubuntu4); however: Package gij-4.3 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gappletviewer-4.3 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgcj9-dev: libgcj9-dev depends on gcj-4.3 (= 4.3.3-5ubuntu4); however: Package gcj-4.3 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing libgcj9-dev (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of java-gcj-compat: java-gcj-compat depends on java-gcj-compat-headless (= 1.0.80-1); however: Package java-gcj-compat-headless is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing java-gcj-compat (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ecj: ecj depends on gij-4.3 (>= 4.3.3); however: Package gij-4.3 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ecj (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gcj: gcj depends on gcj-4.3 (>= 4.3.3-1); however: Package gcj-4.3 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gcj (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ecj-gcj: ecj-gcj depends on ecj (>= 3.4.2-0ubuntu1); however: Package ecj is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ecj-gcj (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gij: gij depends on gij-4.3 (>= 4.3.3-1); however: Package gij-4.3 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gij (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of java-gcj-compat-dev: java-gcj-compat-dev depends on java-gcj-compat (= 1.0.80-1); however: Package java-gcj-compat is not configured yet. java-gcj-compat-dev depends on gcj-4.3; however: Package gcj-4.3 is not configured yet. java-gcj-compat-dev depends on ecj-gcj (>= 3.3.0+0728); however: Package ecj-gcj is not configured yet. java-gcj-compat-dev depends on gappletviewer-4.3; however: Package gappletviewer-4.3 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing java-gcj-compat-dev (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgcj9-src: libgcj9-src depends on gcj-4.3 (>= 4.3.3-1); however: Package gcj-4.3 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing libgcj9-src (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mauve: mauve depends on java-gcj-compat-dev | java-sdk; however: Package java-gcj-compat-dev is not configured yet. Package java-sdk is not installed. Package java-gcj-compat-dev which provides java-sdk is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing mauve (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: gij-4.3 java-gcj-compat-headless gcj-4.3 gappletviewer-4.3 libgcj9-dev java-gcj-compat ecj gcj ecj-gcj gij java-gcj-compat-dev libgcj9-src mauve ProblemType: Package Architecture: amd64 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Package: gij-4.3 4.3.3-5ubuntu4 SourcePackage: gcj-4.3 Title: package gij-4.3 4.3.3-5ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64 _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openjdk Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openjdk More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

