kubuntu-docs install fails on 4.3rc2 and rc3

[Guest]

Hello,
I'm using regular ubuntu 9.04. Installed kde 4.3rc3 using the ppa that appears on the kubuntu homepage.
kubuntu-docs fails with the following message:
Errors were encountered while processing:
kubuntu-docs
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up kubuntu-docs (9.04.2) ...
ln: target `/usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/kubuntu/' is not a directory: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing kubuntu-docs (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
kubuntu-docs

I had the same issue with rc2. Before installing rc3 I wiped the rc2 packages.

[Guest]

Re: kubuntu-docs install fails on 4.3rc2 and rc3

I had the same problem and I temporarily solved it by changing the deb's contents like this:

cd ~
cp /var/cache/apt/archives/kubuntu-docs_9.04.2_all.deb .
dpkg -e kubuntu-docs_9.04.2_all.deb tmp
dpkg -x kubuntu-docs_9.04.2_all.deb tmp
cd tmp
nano -w postinst

now comment the line which begins with "rm -rf" with a # (it is line 9, the first "rm"), press CTRL-O and enter to save

The contents of the file should look like the following now:

#! /bin/sh
set -e



case "$1" in
 configure)
  if [ -d "/usr/share/doc/kde4/HTML/en/kubuntu" ]; then
#       rm -rf /usr/share/doc/kde4/HTML/en/kubuntu
        if [ $(ls /usr/share/doc/kde4/HTML/en/ | wc -l) -eq 0 ]; then
            rm -rf /usr/share/doc/kde4
        fi
    fi
    if which install-docs >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        install-docs -i /usr/share/doc-base/kubuntu-systemdocs
        ln -sf /usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/common \
            /usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/kubuntu/
        ln -sf /usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/kubuntu/index/index.html \
            /usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/kubuntu/index.html
 fi
 ;;
esac
exit 0

Now do the following:

mkdir DEBIAN
cp control DEBIAN/
cd ..
dpkg-deb --build tmp
mv kubuntu-docs_9.04.2_all.deb kubuntu-docs_9.04.2_all.deb-old
mv tmp.deb kubuntu-docs_9.04.2_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i kubuntu-docs_9.04.2_all.deb

after that you should do a "sudo apt-get -f install"

EDIT: added copy of control file instructions, added note about line number and contents of postinst

[The_Eddster]

Re: kubuntu-docs install fails on 4.3rc2 and rc3

I get an error when I try the 'dpkg --build tmp' line:

"failed to open package info file `tmp/DEBIAN/control' for reading: No such file or directory"

Also, there are 2 lines in the postinst which begin with "rm -rf". Which one do I comment?

[Guest]

Re: kubuntu-docs install fails on 4.3rc2 and rc3

I get an error when I try the 'dpkg --build tmp' line:

"failed to open package info file `tmp/DEBIAN/control' for reading: No such file or directory"

I changed the instructions (see above), I forgot to mention that we have to copy the control file to the DEBIAN dir.

Also, there are 2 lines in the postinst which begin with "rm -rf". Which one do I comment?

It's line #9

[The_Eddster]

Re: kubuntu-docs install fails on 4.3rc2 and rc3

Thanks a lot, it worked!

I was beginning to think I would have to install kubuntu from scratch!