** Also affects: aptdaemon (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
** Summary changed:
- package acroread (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
+ Canceling an installation in Software Center crashes debconf with "Use of
uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66,"
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: acroread
I accidentally clicked "Cancel" when it asked me if I wanted to set
Adobe Reader as the default PDF viewer. It then apparently crashed.
+
+ == HOW TO REPRODUCE ==
+ In software-center choose "Adobe Reader 9" and install it.
+ At prompt "Set Adobe Reader as the default PDF viewer" click "Cancel"
+ The installation crashes with the error below
The relevant error is
=====
Setting up acroread (9.2-1karmic1) ...
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66, <GEN0> line 6.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67, <GEN0> line 6.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68, <GEN0> line 6.
Use of uninitialized value in string eq at
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 202, <GEN0> line 6.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66, <GEN0> line 6.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67, <GEN0> line 6.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68, <GEN0> line 6.
Use of uninitialized value $ret in string eq at
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 212, <GEN0> line 6.
Use of uninitialized value $_[1] in join or string at
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Stack.pm line 104, <GEN0> line 6.
Use of uninitialized value $val in substitution (s///) at
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 83, <GEN2> line 4.
Use of uninitialized value $val in concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 84, <GEN2> line 4.
dpkg: error processing acroread (--configure):
- subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
+ subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
=====
ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
acroread: Install
acroread: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Dec 24 17:06:00 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error
exit status 128
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: acroread (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
SourcePackage: acroread
Title: package acroread (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686
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Canceling an installation in Software Center crashes debconf with "Use of
uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66,"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/500175
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