Thanks for your report. This is confirmed in Intrepid
black:/var/lib/dpkg/info# apt-cache policy firebird2.0-classic
firebird2.0-classic:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 2.0.4.13130-1.ds1-2
** Changed in: firebird2.0 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
** Description changed:
Tried to install firebird2.0-classic and it failed with an error code of
1. I am using Ubuntu 8.04.1.
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 13 12:16:56 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: firebird2.0-classic 2.0.3.12981.ds1-12
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: firebird2.0
Title: package firebird2.0-classic 2.0.3.12981.ds1-12 failed to
install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status
1
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686
- The error is:
+ :: Description of the bug ::
+ This bug occurs when /var/run is of type tmpfs.
+ The path /var/run/firebird/2.0 is created in the firebird2.0-common.postinst
(or firebird2.0-server-common.postinst in Intrepid) script by the adduser
command.
+ When the system is rebooted /var/run/firebird/2.0 is lost due to /var/run
being a tmpfs filesystem.
+
+ :: Steps to reproduce ::
+ $ sudo apt-get install firebird2.0-common (or firebird2.0-server-common in
Intrepid)
+ $ reboot
+ $ sudo apt-get install firebird2.0-classic
+
+ :: Error ::
Setting up firebird2.0-super (2.0.3.12981.ds1-12) ...
find: /var/run/firebird: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing firebird2.0-super (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
** Description changed:
Tried to install firebird2.0-classic and it failed with an error code of
1. I am using Ubuntu 8.04.1.
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 13 12:16:56 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: firebird2.0-classic 2.0.3.12981.ds1-12
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: firebird2.0
Title: package firebird2.0-classic 2.0.3.12981.ds1-12 failed to
install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status
1
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686
:: Description of the bug ::
This bug occurs when /var/run is of type tmpfs.
The path /var/run/firebird/2.0 is created in the firebird2.0-common.postinst
(or firebird2.0-server-common.postinst in Intrepid) script by the adduser
command.
When the system is rebooted /var/run/firebird/2.0 is lost due to /var/run
being a tmpfs filesystem.
:: Steps to reproduce ::
$ sudo apt-get install firebird2.0-common (or firebird2.0-server-common in
Intrepid)
$ reboot
$ sudo apt-get install firebird2.0-classic
:: Error ::
Setting up firebird2.0-super (2.0.3.12981.ds1-12) ...
find: /var/run/firebird: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing firebird2.0-super (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
+
+ :: Solution/Workaround ::
+ $ sudo apt-get install --reinstall firebird2.0-common
+ $ sudo apt-get install firebird2.0-classic
+
+ Will recreate the user and the directory
--
package firebird2.0-classic/super failed to install/upgrade: find:
/var/run/firebird: No such file or directory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282791
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