Public bug reported: Happened when doing "do-release-upgrade -d" to the current 13.10 from 13.04
$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Saucy Salamander (development branch) Release: 13.10 $ apt-cache policy dictionaries-common dictionaries-common: Installed: 1.20.2 Candidate: 1.20.2 Version table: *** 1.20.2 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: dictionaries-common 1.20.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-25.37-generic 3.8.13 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-25-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.12-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Aug 12 00:51:10 2013 DuplicateSignature: package:dictionaries-common:1.20.2:ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255 ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-19 (296 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: dictionaries-common Title: package dictionaries-common 1.20.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-08-11 (0 days ago) ** Affects: dictionaries-common (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package saucy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1211151 Title: package dictionaries-common 1.20.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dictionaries-common/+bug/1211151/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs