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package man-db 2.5.7-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault)

Asked by Saju s

Binary package hint: man-db

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: man-db 2.5.7-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Aug 14 10:46:19 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: man-db
Title: package man-db 2.5.7-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault)

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ken78724 (koymkg) said : 		#1

Please advise me: amidst a 10.10 upgrade to 11.04 I received a "Could not install 'man-db'" after which the install died. subprocess installed post-installation scripts. PC upgrade and analyzer said "error no space on device". Is interesting as on same PC with a 500 gig, it said the 17.2 gig set aside for install was insufficient to do operations. So, I unplugged and tried by plugging in a 40 gig and upgrading to 11.04 to salvage non-backed up files. On this 2nd HD I get the insufficient space notice. What am I being told?

truly would like to get faster hardware on this PC to function as I want to get it running with no fowl ups, preferably to bang out some DVDs and productions. Help me cut to the chase.

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ken78724 (koymkg) said : 		#2

Thanks to tenacity some work around effort solved my issues on "Could not install 'man-db". The triggers fell in place and I went ahead.

It helps to find out what others come to know but it'd be even more helpful if the tech knowledge that is behind this would be more readily discussed.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#3

This question was expired because it remained in the 'Open' state without activity for the last 15 days.