update-alternatives: error: cannot append to '/usr/local/var/log/alternatives.log': No such file or directory
This is certainly very strange and nothing that Ubuntu itself configures. Is your /var or /var/log/ a symlink or bind mount of some sort? ** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to util-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1448465 Title: package util-linux 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: package util-linux 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 software updater relase level below nwanted@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty unwanted@ubuntu:~$ ^C unwanted@u ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: util-linux 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Apr 25 09:54:35 2015 DuplicateSignature: package:util-linux:2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.4:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-26 (729 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) SourcePackage: util-linux Title: package util-linux 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-08-25 (243 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/1448465/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp