[Bug 616911] Re: package yaws 1.82-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Thank you thank you thank you Matthew, I was going mental trying to get this package to stop breaking my upgrades. Not being able to run a package because a port is busy is ok, not being able to uninstall or reinstall a package because a very commonly used port is busy is a bad bad bug IMHO -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/616911 Title: package yaws 1.82-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 616911] Re: package yaws 1.82-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
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[Bug 616911] Re: package yaws 1.82-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Ok, I have found the cause of the problem. Yaws could not start because I also had wwwoffled running, which listens on the same ports 8080 and 8443. After I stopped wwwoffled (/etc/init.d/wwwoffled stop), I tried again. First attempt failed, but this was because yaws install script tries to do a restart of yaws, which fails when it is not running. Therefore doing a /etc/init.d/yaws start before apt-get purge yaws allowed it to uninstall smoothly. I still consider this a usability bug, because for many users like me who want to set up a small home web server and try out all the relevant packages, the installers should check if ports are in use and at least display a warning, automatically fall over to a new port number, or prompt the user for a preferred port number. The way it is now, it fails to install in such a way that it also fails to uninstall, and you have to hunt around for the cause just to even get rid of the package. Now that I know the cause of the problem, I will probably reinstall yaws at some later time (when I finish my Masters) :-) -- package yaws 1.82-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/616911 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
