** Description changed: Binary package hint: ocrad Like gv and gnupg2, ocrad package failed to install properly, returning post-installation script error. Ubuntu 8.10, 64-bit, ocrad version 0.17-3 from repos. == DESCRIPTION == install-info from TexLive2008 conflicts with install-info (karmic and higher) == VERSION == # apt-cache policy install-info install-info: Installed: 4.13a.dfsg.1-4ubuntu1 Candidate: 4.13a.dfsg.1-4ubuntu1 Version table: *** 4.13a.dfsg.1-4ubuntu1 0 500 ftp://ftp.free.fr lucid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Version provided by TexLive 2008 # install-info --version install-info (GNU texinfo) 4.12 == HOW TO REPRODUCE == Install install-info from TexLive2008 (can be downloaded at ftp://tug.org/texlive/historic/2008/tlnet/archive/texinfo.i386-linux.tar.lzma) install it in the root's path (ex /usr/local/bin ) The installation of ocrad fails with the following error: install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information. dpkg: error processing ocrad (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 == DETAILED STEPS == + 1. Installation with system's version + r...@karmic-vm:~# which install-info /usr/sbin/install-info r...@karmic-vm:~# apt-get install ocrad [...] The following NEW packages will be installed: ocrad 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 26 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/145kB of archives. After this operation, 369kB of additional disk space will be used. [...] Unpacking ocrad (from .../archives/ocrad_0.17-4_i386.deb) ... Processing triggers for install-info ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up ocrad (0.17-4) ... Ignoring install-info called from maintainer script The package ocrad should be rebuild with new debhelper to get trigger support r...@karmic-vm: ~ r...@karmic-vm:~# dpkg --purge ocrad [...] Removing ocrad ... Ignoring install-info called from maintainer script The package ocrad should be rebuild with new debhelper to get trigger support Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for install-info ... r...@karmic-vm: ~ + + + 2. Installation with TexLive2008's version + r...@karmic-vm:~# chmod +x /usr/local/bin/install-info r...@karmic-vm: ~ r...@karmic-vm:~# which install-info /usr/local/bin/install-info r...@karmic-vm: ~ r...@karmic-vm:~# apt-get install ocrad [...] The following NEW packages will be installed: ocrad 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 26 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/145kB of archives. After this operation, 369kB of additional disk space will be used. [...] Unpacking ocrad (from .../archives/ocrad_0.17-4_i386.deb) ... Processing triggers for install-info ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up ocrad (0.17-4) ... install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information. dpkg: error processing ocrad (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: ocrad E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) r...@karmic-vm: ~ r...@karmic-vm:~# exit == WORKAROUND == Remove TexLive2008 install-info from the root's path. ProblemType: Package Architecture: amd64 Dependencies: libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1ubuntu11 gcc-4.3-base 4.3.2-1ubuntu11 libstdc++6 4.3.2-1ubuntu11 findutils 4.4.0-2ubuntu3 libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Package: ocrad 0.17-3 SourcePackage: ocrad Title: package ocrad 0.17-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic x86_64
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