Hi Jan, Thanks for the prompt response. The output to your command was: jjs@jjs-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure sagemath-upstream-binary [sudo] password for jjs: /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: sagemath-upstream-binary is broken or not fully installed jjs@jjs-laptop:~$
Cheers, John On Wednesday, November 14, 2012 7:59:21 AM UTC+11, Jan Groenewald wrote: > > Hi John, > > Thanks for the report. I have not seen this error before, but 5.4 is only > out for a day or two in the Ubuntu PPA now. > > Would you mind running this command and sending the output back here? > > sudo dpkg-reconfigure sagemath-upstream-binary > > I'd like to see whether a terminal produces the same problem as the > update-manager. > > Regards, > Jan > > > > On 13 November 2012 01:55, JJS137 <john.s...@gmail.com <javascript:>>wrote: > >> The Sage 5.4 installation on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS using Update Manager fails >> with the following messages: >> >> installArchives() failed: (Reading database ... >> (Reading database ... 5%% >> (Reading database ... 10%% >> (Reading database ... 15%% >> (Reading database ... 20%% >> (Reading database ... 25%% >> (Reading database ... 30%% >> (Reading database ... 35%% >> (Reading database ... 40%% >> (Reading database ... 45%% >> (Reading database ... 50%% >> (Reading database ... 55%% >> (Reading database ... 60%% >> (Reading database ... 65%% >> (Reading database ... 70%% >> (Reading database ... 75%% >> (Reading database ... 80%% >> (Reading database ... 85%% >> (Reading database ... 90%% >> (Reading database ... 95%% >> (Reading database ... 100%% >> (Reading database ... 717630 files and directories currently installed.) >> Preparing to replace libav-tools 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >> .../libav-tools_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement libav-tools ... >> Preparing to replace libpostproc52 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >> .../libpostproc52_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement libpostproc52 ... >> Preparing to replace libavfilter2 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >> .../libavfilter2_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement libavfilter2 ... >> Preparing to replace libswscale2 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >> .../libswscale2_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement libswscale2 ... >> Preparing to replace libavdevice53 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >> .../libavdevice53_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement libavdevice53 ... >> Preparing to replace libavformat53 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >> .../libavformat53_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement libavformat53 ... >> Preparing to replace libavcodec53 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >> .../libavcodec53_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement libavcodec53 ... >> Preparing to replace libavutil51 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >> .../libavutil51_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement libavutil51 ... >> Preparing to replace libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager 0.4.7-0ubuntu4 >> (using .../libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager_0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1_i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager ... >> Preparing to replace libproxy1-plugin-gsettings 0.4.7-0ubuntu4 (using >> .../libproxy1-plugin-gsettings_0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1_i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement libproxy1-plugin-gsettings ... >> Preparing to replace libproxy1 0.4.7-0ubuntu4 (using >> .../libproxy1_0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1_i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement libproxy1 ... >> Preparing to replace ffmpeg 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using >> .../ffmpeg_4%%3a0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_all.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement ffmpeg ... >> Preparing to replace sagemath-upstream-binary 5.1 (using >> .../sagemath-upstream-binary_5.4_i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement sagemath-upstream-binary ... >> Preparing to replace python-libproxy 0.4.7-0ubuntu4 (using >> .../python-libproxy_0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1_all.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement python-libproxy ... >> Processing triggers for man-db ... >> Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ... >> Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index... >> Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... >> Processing triggers for gnome-menus ... >> Setting up libavutil51 (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >> Setting up libavcodec53 (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >> Setting up libavformat53 (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >> Setting up libavdevice53 (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >> Setting up libswscale2 (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >> Setting up libavfilter2 (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >> Setting up libpostproc52 (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >> Setting up libav-tools (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >> Setting up libproxy1 (0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1) ... >> Setting up libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager (0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1) ... >> Setting up libproxy1-plugin-gsettings (0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1) ... >> Setting up ffmpeg (4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... >> Setting up sagemath-upstream-binary (5.4) ... >> Removing previous path, rm -rf /usr/lib/sage (new path /usr/lib/sagemath) >> Running Sage once as root to set paths >> Error: environment variable $HOME is not set. >> Error setting environment variables by sourcing >> '/usr/lib/sagemath/spkg/bin/sage-env'; >> possibly contact sage-devel (see >> http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel). >> dpkg: error processing sagemath-upstream-binary (--configure): >> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status >> 1 >> No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already >> Setting up python-libproxy (0.4.7-0ubuntu4.1) ... >> Processing triggers for libc-bin ... >> ldconfig deferred processing now taking place >> Errors were encountered while processing: >> sagemath-upstream-binary >> Error in function: >> SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) >> Setting up sagemath-upstream-binary (5.4) ... >> Removing previous path, rm -rf /usr/lib/sage (new path /usr/lib/sagemath) >> Running Sage once as root to set paths >> Error: environment variable $HOME is not set. >> Error setting environment variables by sourcing >> '/usr/lib/sagemath/spkg/bin/sage-env'; >> possibly contact sage-devel (see >> http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel). >> dpkg: error processing sagemath-upstream-binary (--configure): >> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status >> 1 >> >> Is there a work around or fix for this problem? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "sage-support" group. >> To post to this group, send email to sage-s...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> sage-support...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support?hl=en. >> >> >> > > > -- > .~. > /V\ Jan Groenewald > /( )\ www.aims.ac.za > ^^-^^ > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-support" group. 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