[GTALUG] Clean Ubuntu Install Tips

[Tim Sattarov]

I suggest you run post-install script directly and see what is happening
there:

sh -x /var/lib/dpkg/info/libapache2-mod-php5.postinst

Tim

On 2015-06-11 20:23, Stephen wrote:
> On 15-06-11 08:15 PM, Kevin Cozens wrote:
>> On 15-06-11 06:51 PM, Stephen wrote:
>>> But the last one, to 12.04 broke my PHP and the only solution I have
>>> found
>>> is to do a clean install.
>>
>> That might be a simple way to try and fix things but I wouldn't think it
>> should be the only way.
>>
>> You don't say in which way it is broken. You could downgrade PHP, remove
>> all packages that have anything to do with PHP and reinstall from your
>> distros PHP package, or you could remove all existing PHP packages and
>> install a version you built from source.
>>
>> Another thing is whether the problem is simply a configuration error in
>> Apache. You can run some tests on PHP using 'php -a' at a command line
>> to run it interactively and see if it appears to be functional or not.
>>
>
> I have tried many things. The problem comes when trying to install
> libapache2-mod-php5
>
> I get this error:
>
> dpkg: error processing package libapache2-mod-php5 (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> libapache2-mod-php5
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> Using Google I see others have had this problem, but I have not found
> a solution.
>
> I have followed suggestions like these (using sudo):
>
> apt-get -f install
> apt-get clean all
> apt-get update
>
> apt-get -f install
>
> Then try:
>
> apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5
>
> I get the error above.
>
> Follows is the term.log:
>
> Selecting previously unselected package php5-json.
> (Reading database ...  (Reading database ... 5% (Reading database ...
> 10% (Reading database ... 15% (Reading database ... 20% (Reading
> database ... 25% (Reading database ... 30% (Reading database ... 35%
> (Reading database ... 40% (Reading database ... 45% (Reading database
> ... 50% (Reading database ... 55% (Reading database ... 60% (Reading
> database ... 65% (Reading database ... 70% (Reading database ... 75%
> (Reading database ... 80% (Reading database ... 85% (Reading database
> ... 90% (Reading database ... 95% (Reading database ... 100% (Reading
> database ... 315763 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to unpack .../php5-json_1.3.2-2build1_amd64.deb ...
> Unpacking php5-json (1.3.2-2build1) ...
> Selecting previously unselected package php5-common.
> Preparing to unpack .../php5-common_5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9_amd64.deb ...
> Unpacking php5-common (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9) ...
> Selecting previously unselected package php5-cli.
> Preparing to unpack .../php5-cli_5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9_amd64.deb ...
> Unpacking php5-cli (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9) ...
> Selecting previously unselected package php5-readline.
> Preparing to unpack .../php5-readline_5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9_amd64.deb ...
> Unpacking php5-readline (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9) ...
> Selecting previously unselected package libapache2-mod-php5.
> Preparing to unpack
> .../libapache2-mod-php5_5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9_amd64.deb ...
> Unpacking libapache2-mod-php5 (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9) ...
> Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
> Setting up php5-json (1.3.2-2build1) ...
> php5_invoke: Enable module json for cli SAPI
> php5_invoke: Enable module json for apache2 SAPI
> Setting up php5-common (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9) ...
> php5_invoke: Enable module pdo for cli SAPI
> php5_invoke: Enable module pdo for apache2 SAPI
> php5_invoke: Enable module opcache for cli SAPI
> php5_invoke: Enable module opcache for apache2 SAPI
> Setting up php5-cli (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9) ...
> update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/php5 to provide /usr/bin/php (php)
> in auto mode
> php5_invoke opcache: already enabled for cli SAPI
> php5_invoke pdo: already enabled for cli SAPI
> php5_invoke json: already enabled for cli SAPI
> Setting up php5-readline (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9) ...
> php5_invoke: Enable module readline for cli SAPI
> php5_invoke: Enable module readline for apache2 SAPI
> Setting up libapache2-mod-php5 (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.9) ...
> php5_invoke opcache: already enabled for apache2 SAPI
> php5_invoke readline: already enabled for apache2 SAPI
> php5_invoke pdo: already enabled for apache2 SAPI
> php5_invoke json: already enabled for apache2 SAPI
> dpkg: error processing package libapache2-mod-php5 (--configure):
>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  libapache2-mod-php5
>


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