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DavidWells59 (david-wells-59) wrote : Re: [Bug 442941] Re: debconf failed to upgrade from 1.5.27ubuntu1 to 1.5.27ubuntu2: exit status 128 - Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66

I guess I should thank you for trying to help me with my software, but I don't have a clue about anything you sent to me, or why you even sent it, other than the fact that I've signed up to be a contributor of problems to the Linux people network.  Thank you anyway. :-)  In this day and age where there are so many people who are out there trying to raise hell, it's very difficult to trust anyone.  Your actions, if nothing else, help build, or re-build that trust in humanity.

     On Wednesday, December 3, 2014 4:35 AM, Steve Medrick <email address hidden> wrote:

 s'cool  i worked around it many moon ago.

On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 3:55 AM, Rolf Leggewie <email address hidden>
wrote:

> natty has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any
> updates. Marking the natty task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".
>
> ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu Natty)
>        Status: Fix Committed => Won't Fix
>
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>
> Title:
>  debconf failed to upgrade from 1.5.27ubuntu1 to 1.5.27ubuntu2: exit
>  status 128 - Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at
>  /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66
>
> Status in debconf package in Ubuntu:
>  Invalid
> Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu:
>  Invalid
> Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
>  Fix Released
> Status in debconf source package in Lucid:
>  Invalid
> Status in tzdata source package in Lucid:
>  Invalid
> Status in ubiquity source package in Lucid:
>  Fix Released
> Status in debconf source package in Maverick:
>  Invalid
> Status in tzdata source package in Maverick:
>  Invalid
> Status in ubiquity source package in Maverick:
>  Won't Fix
> Status in debconf source package in Natty:
>  Invalid
> Status in tzdata source package in Natty:
>  Invalid
> Status in ubiquity source package in Natty:
>  Won't Fix
> Status in debconf source package in Oneiric:
>  Invalid
> Status in tzdata source package in Oneiric:
>  Invalid
> Status in ubiquity source package in Oneiric:
>  Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
>  Stable update justification:
>
>  Impact: Due to incorrect permissions on /var/cache/debconf/config.dat,
> the first upgrade using update-manager may fail.  Other package management
> frontends that use aptdaemon may also fail on the first attempt.
>  Development branch: I've fixed this in ubiquity 2.7.11 in oneiric by
> adding the --config=Mode:0644 option to its debconf-copydb invocation.
>  Patch: https://bazaar.launchpad.net/+branch/ubiquity/revision/4769
>  TEST CASE: See comment 17.  Also check the permissions on
> /var/cache/debconf/config.dat; they should be 0644 (-rw-r--r--), but this
> bug caused them to be 0600 (-rw-------).
>  Regression potential: This change only affects new installations, not
> upgrades.  Any problems should be exposed quickly as part of milestone
> release / point release testing.  Although no point releases of 10.10 or
> 11.04 are planned, I'd like to upload this change there anyway to help out
> people building customised images.
>
>  Original report follows:
>
>  Binary package hint: debconf
>
>  Failed to report to debconf during first upgrade after installation of
>  9.10 beta. Upgrade failed.
>
>  ProblemType: Package
>  Architecture: amd64
>  Date: Mon Oct  5 09:54:06 2009
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
>  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 128
>  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
>  Package: debconf 1.5.27ubuntu2
>  PackageArchitecture: all
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
>  SourcePackage: debconf
>  Title: package debconf 1.5.27ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
>  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64
>
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Title:
  debconf failed to upgrade from 1.5.27ubuntu1 to 1.5.27ubuntu2: exit
  status 128 - Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at
  /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66

Status in debconf package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in tzdata package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in debconf source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in tzdata source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in ubiquity source package in Lucid:
  Fix Released
Status in debconf source package in Maverick:
  Invalid
Status in tzdata source package in Maverick:
  Invalid
Status in ubiquity source package in Maverick:
  Won't Fix
Status in debconf source package in Natty:
  Invalid
Status in tzdata source package in Natty:
  Invalid
Status in ubiquity source package in Natty:
  Won't Fix
Status in debconf source package in Oneiric:
  Invalid
Status in tzdata source package in Oneiric:
  Invalid
Status in ubiquity source package in Oneiric:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Stable update justification:

  Impact: Due to incorrect permissions on /var/cache/debconf/config.dat, the first upgrade using update-manager may fail.  Other package management frontends that use aptdaemon may also fail on the first attempt.
  Development branch: I've fixed this in ubiquity 2.7.11 in oneiric by adding the --config=Mode:0644 option to its debconf-copydb invocation.
  Patch: https://bazaar.launchpad.net/+branch/ubiquity/revision/4769
  TEST CASE: See comment 17.  Also check the permissions on /var/cache/debconf/config.dat; they should be 0644 (-rw-r--r--), but this bug caused them to be 0600 (-rw-------).
  Regression potential: This change only affects new installations, not upgrades.  Any problems should be exposed quickly as part of milestone release / point release testing.  Although no point releases of 10.10 or 11.04 are planned, I'd like to upload this change there anyway to help out people building customised images.

  Original report follows:

  Binary package hint: debconf

  Failed to report to debconf during first upgrade after installation of
  9.10 beta. Upgrade failed.

  ProblemType: Package
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Oct  5 09:54:06 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: debconf 1.5.27ubuntu2
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
  SourcePackage: debconf
  Title: package debconf 1.5.27ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64

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