Public bug reported: I got this during upgrade from 13.04 to 13.10:
Setting up dictionaries-common (1.20.2) ... update-default-wordlist: Question empty but elements installed for class "wordlist" dictionaries-common/default-wordlist: return code: "0", value: "" Choices: , Manual symlink setting shared/packages-wordlist: return code: "10" owners/error: "shared/packages-wordlist doesn't exist" Installed elements: american (American English), british (British English) Please see "/usr/share/doc/dictionaries-common/README.problems", section "Debconf database corruption" for recovery info. update-default-wordlist: Selected wordlist "" does not correspond to any installed package in the system and no alternative wordlist could be selected. dpkg: error processing dictionaries-common (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255 ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: dictionaries-common 1.20.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48-generic 3.8.13.11 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-33-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Oct 30 03:15:02 2013 DuplicateSignature: package:dictionaries-common:1.20.2:ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255 ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-20 (101 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: dictionaries-common Title: package dictionaries-common 1.20.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-30 (0 days ago) ** Affects: dictionaries-common (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package need-duplicate-check saucy ** Attachment added: "apt.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1246161/+attachment/3895291/+files/apt.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1246161 Title: package dictionaries-common 1.20.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dictionaries-common/+bug/1246161/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs