subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127

Asked by cdhardy

I cannot install or remove anything have tried everything this is the output
drcdhardy@ubuntu:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for drcdhardy:
root@ubuntu:/home/drcdhardy# sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
root@ubuntu:/home/drcdhardy# sudo apt-get clean
root@ubuntu:/home/drcdhardy# sudo apt-get clean
root@ubuntu:/home/drcdhardy# sudo apt-get update
Ign http://download.webmin.com sarge InRelease
Get:1 http://download.webmin.com sarge Release.gpg [189 B]
Get:2 http://download.webmin.com sarge Release [8,967 B]
Get:3 http://download.webmin.com sarge/contrib powerpc Packages [1,217 B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports InRelease
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release [49.6 kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Ign http://download.webmin.com sarge/contrib Translation-en_US
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release [49.6 kB]
Ign http://download.webmin.com sarge/contrib Translation-en
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Sources [850 kB]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Sources [5,510 B]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Sources [5,511 kB]
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease
Ign http://webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk sarge InRelease
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates InRelease
Get:13 http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg [72 B]
Get:14 http://webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk sarge Release.gpg [189 B]
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports InRelease
Get:15 http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal Release [11.9 kB]
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security InRelease
Get:16 http://webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk sarge Release [8,967 B]
Get:17 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:18 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:19 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:20 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:21 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal Release [49.6 kB]
Get:22 http://webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk sarge/contrib powerpc Packages [1,217 B]
Get:23 http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal/main Sources [14 B]
Get:24 http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal/main powerpc Packages [14 B]
Get:25 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Get:26 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release [49.6 kB]
Ign http://webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk sarge/contrib Translation-en_US
Get:27 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release [49.6 kB]
Ign http://webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk sarge/contrib Translation-en
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en_US
Get:28 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/main powerpc Packages [1,145 kB]
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en
Get:29 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted powerpc Packages [14 B]
Get:30 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/universe powerpc Packages [5,201 kB]
Get:31 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Sources [162 kB]
Get:32 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Sources [14 B]
Get:33 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Sources [14 B]
Get:34 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Sources [14 B]
Get:35 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Sources [14 B]
Get:36 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main Sources [14 B]
Get:37 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted Sources [14 B]
Get:38 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Sources [14 B]
Get:39 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse Sources [14 B]
Get:40 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse powerpc Packages [111 kB]
Get:41 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en [656 kB]
Get:42 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Translation-en [95.8 kB]
Get:43 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Translation-en [2,401 B]
Get:44 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Translation-en [3,627 kB]
Get:45 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main powerpc Packages [14 B]
Get:46 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted powerpc Packages [14 B]
Get:47 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe powerpc Packages [14 B]
Get:48 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse powerpc Packages [14 B]
Get:49 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en [14 B]
Get:50 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Translation-en [14 B]
Get:51 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Translation-en [14 B]
Get:52 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Translation-en [14 B]
Get:53 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main powerpc Packages [14 B]
Get:54 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted powerpc Packages [14 B]
Get:55 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe powerpc Packages [14 B]
Get:56 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse powerpc Packages [14 B]
Get:57 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main Translation-en [14 B]
Get:58 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse Translation-en [14 B]
Get:59 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted Translation-en [14 B]
Get:60 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Translation-en [14 B]
Get:61 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Sources [14 B]
Get:62 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Sources [14 B]
Get:63 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Sources [14 B]
Get:64 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Sources [14 B]
Get:65 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main powerpc Packages [14 B]
Get:66 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted powerpc Packages [14 B]
Get:67 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe powerpc Packages [14 B]
Get:68 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse powerpc Packages [14 B]
Get:69 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en [14 B]
Get:70 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Translation-en [14 B]
Get:71 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Translation-en [14 B]
Get:72 http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Translation-en [14 B]
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Translation-en_US
Fetched 17.7 MB in 1min 55s (154 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
root@ubuntu:/home/drcdhardy# apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  php5-xcache
The following packages have been kept back:
  gnome-control-center gnome-control-center-data gnome-desktop3-data
  gnome-settings-daemon whoopsie
The following packages will be upgraded:
  apport apport-gtk bluez bluez-alsa bluez-cups bluez-gstreamer gir1.2-gtk-3.0
  gnome-online-accounts indicator-session language-selector-common
  language-selector-gnome libart-2.0-2 libbluetooth3 libdjvulibre-text
  libdjvulibre21 libgail-3-0 libglibmm-2.4-1c2a libgoa-1.0-0 libgoa-1.0-common
  libgtk-3-0 libgtk-3-bin libgtk-3-common libgtkmm-3.0-1 libmailtools-perl
  libmission-control-plugins0 libmtp-common libmtp-runtime libmtp9
  libnautilus-extension1a login mtools mtr-tiny nautilus-data notify-osd
  passwd python-apport python-cups python-problem-report python3-apport
  python3-problem-report telepathy-mission-control-5 xinit
  xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
43 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 10.0 MB of archives.
After this operation, 4,292 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main login powerpc 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu6 [286 kB]
Get:2 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libgail-3-0 powerpc 3.5.4-0ubuntu1 [23.6 kB]
Get:3 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libgtk-3-0 powerpc 3.5.4-0ubuntu1 [2,403 kB]
Get:4 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libgtk-3-bin powerpc 3.5.4-0ubuntu1 [15.8 kB]
Get:5 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libgtk-3-common all 3.5.4-0ubuntu1 [149 kB]
Get:6 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main gir1.2-gtk-3.0 powerpc 3.5.4-0ubuntu1 [251 kB]
Get:7 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main language-selector-gnome all 0.83 [20.1 kB]
Get:8 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main language-selector-common all 0.83 [365 kB]
Get:9 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main bluez powerpc 4.99-2ubuntu2 [949 kB]
Get:10 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libart-2.0-2 powerpc 2.3.21-2 [57.5 kB]
Get:11 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libbluetooth3 powerpc 4.99-2ubuntu2 [60.5 kB]
Get:12 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libdjvulibre-text all 3.5.25.3-1 [67.4 kB]
Get:13 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libdjvulibre21 powerpc 3.5.25.3-1 [717 kB]
Get:14 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libglibmm-2.4-1c2a powerpc 2.33.1-0ubuntu1 [523 kB]
Get:15 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main gnome-online-accounts powerpc 3.5.2-0ubuntu1 [81.9 kB]
Get:16 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libgoa-1.0-0 powerpc 3.5.2-0ubuntu1 [110 kB]
Get:17 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libgoa-1.0-common all 3.5.2-0ubuntu1 [3,824 B]
Get:18 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libgtkmm-3.0-1 powerpc 3.5.4-0ubuntu1 [1,224 kB]
Get:19 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libmtp-common all 1.1.3-24-g9aca343-1ubuntu1 [24.8 kB]
Get:20 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libmtp-runtime powerpc 1.1.3-24-g9aca343-1ubuntu1 [4,692 B]
Get:21 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libmtp9 powerpc 1.1.3-24-g9aca343-1ubuntu1 [146 kB]
Get:22 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main passwd powerpc 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu6 [906 kB]
Get:23 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main mtr-tiny powerpc 0.82-3ubuntu1 [34.9 kB]
Get:24 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main python3-problem-report all 2.2.3-0ubuntu4 [12.0 kB]
Get:25 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main python3-apport all 2.2.3-0ubuntu4 [80.4 kB]
Get:26 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main apport all 2.2.3-0ubuntu4 [152 kB]
Get:27 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main apport-gtk all 2.2.3-0ubuntu4 [9,294 B]
Get:28 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main bluez-alsa powerpc 4.99-2ubuntu2 [140 kB]
Get:29 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main bluez-cups powerpc 4.99-2ubuntu2 [67.4 kB]
Get:30 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main bluez-gstreamer powerpc 4.99-2ubuntu2 [114 kB]
Get:31 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main indicator-session powerpc 0.3.96-0ubuntu2 [74.9 kB]
Get:32 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libmailtools-perl all 2.09-1 [83.9 kB]
Get:33 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main telepathy-mission-control-5 powerpc 1:5.12.0-0ubuntu5 [180 kB]
Get:34 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libmission-control-plugins0 powerpc 1:5.12.0-0ubuntu5 [17.3 kB]
Get:35 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main libnautilus-extension1a powerpc 1:3.5.2-0ubuntu2 [49.9 kB]
Get:36 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main mtools powerpc 4.0.17-1 [187 kB]
Get:37 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main nautilus-data all 1:3.5.2-0ubuntu2 [61.4 kB]
Get:38 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main notify-osd powerpc 0.9.34-0ubuntu3 [116 kB]
Get:39 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main python-problem-report all 2.2.3-0ubuntu4 [12.2 kB]
Get:40 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main python-apport all 2.2.3-0ubuntu4 [80.8 kB]
Get:41 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main python-cups powerpc 1.9.61-0ubuntu3 [60.8 kB]
Get:42 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main xinit powerpc 1.3.2-1 [18.7 kB]
Get:43 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal/main xserver-xorg-video-nouveau powerpc 1:0.0.16+git20120614+36d3f8c-1 [102 kB]
Fetched 10.0 MB in 19s (502 kB/s)
Extracting templates from packages: 100%
(Reading database ... 208325 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing php5-xcache ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/php5-xcache.postrm: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/php5-xcache.postrm: php5dismod: not found
dpkg: error processing php5-xcache (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:
 php5-xcache
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@ubuntu:/home/drcdhardy# sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq nscd
dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching nscd
root@ubuntu:/home/drcdhardy# sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq php5-xcache
(Reading database ... 208325 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing php5-xcache ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/php5-xcache.postrm: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/php5-xcache.postrm: php5dismod: not found
dpkg: error processing php5-xcache (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
 php5-xcache
root@ubuntu:/home/drcdhardy# sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up qmail (1.06-5) ...

The hostname -f command returned: $1

Your system needs to have a fully qualified domain name (fqdn) in
order to install the var-qmail packages.

Installation aborted.

dpkg: error processing qmail (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 qmail
You have new mail in /var/mail/root
root@ubuntu:/home/drcdhardy# sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  linux-headers-3.4.0-3 linux-headers-3.4.0-3-powerpc-smp
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  php5-xcache
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 48 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 295 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 208325 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing php5-xcache ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/php5-xcache.postrm: 6: /var/lib/dpkg/info/php5-xcache.postrm: php5dismod: not found
dpkg: error processing php5-xcache (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:
 php5-xcache
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@ubuntu:/home/drcdhardy#

S.O.S Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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cdhardy (nccs) said :
#1

This is driving me nuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#2

I suggest you report a bug

Quantal is NOT ready and NOT stable. You also have some sarge (Debian) repos listed which isn't wise either.

If you need a stable OS I suggest you format and reinstall with Precise. If you are happy to stomach bugs and feature holes in order to report bugs to get the release ready for October then by all means use Quantal but expect a TONNE of bugs, issues and all sorts of other bad stuff.

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cdhardy (nccs) said :
#3

Thanks Thats What I`ll Do......