[NCLUG] apt-get error code

dann frazier dannf at dannf.org
Mon Apr 17 01:18:38 MDT 2006


On Sun, Apr 16, 2006 at 09:35:36PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote:
> subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
> 
> What the heck does this mean?  More to the point -- how do I fix it?  It
> seems to have completely wedged the entire apt system.  It won't do crap
> as long as that problem exists.  Using force and fix options doesn't
> seem to help at all.
> 
> The package that's wedging the system is kdebluetooth (a KDE package,
> color me surprised).  Google's no help to me, unless I'm searching
> "wrong".  The apt and dpkg documentation doesn't seem to have anything
> helpful to say about error codes.

The failing script should be /var/lib/dpkg/info/kdebluetooth.postrm -
take a look at it & see if you can figure out why its failing. 

-- 
dann frazier




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