Found the error.
The key line was "paperconf: unknown paper `iso_a4'".
Turns out that my /etc/papersize contained an invalid value "iso_a4". I changed
it to "a4", and then everything went fine.
It's funny; I pride myself in not being a complete idiot, but here's
some nice evidence to the contrary.
** Changed in: r-base (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Fix Committed
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package r-base-core 2.10.1-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed
post-installation script returned error exit status 2
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/640668
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