FWIW, I hacked some of the dpkg files to fix this. This is just a workaround.
I removed the update-alternative lines from /var/lib/dpkg/info/libblas3.postinst, libblas3.preinst, libatlas3-base.postinst, libatlas3-base.preinst and liblapack3.postinst -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1095380 Title: package libatlas3-base (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/atlas/+bug/1095380/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs