I'm getting an error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Wakil Ahmed

10/13/23, 5:26 AM

I'm using Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS. I was having the dpkg error so I searched online for solutions and I ran sudo apt install -f and it returned:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up javascript-common (11+nmu1) ...
dpkg: error processing package javascript-common (--configure):
 installed javascript-common package post-installation script subprocess returne
d error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libjs-popper.js:
 libjs-popper.js depends on javascript-common; however:
  Package javascript-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package libjs-popper.js (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libjs-bootstrap4:
 libjs-bootstrap4 depends on libjs-popper.js (>= 1.14.6+ds2-2); however:
  Package libjs-popper.js is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package libjs-bootstrap4 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of phpmyadmin:
 phpmyadmin depends on libjs-bootstrap4; however:
  Package libjs-bootstrap4 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package phpmyadmin (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup erro
r from a previous failure.
                          No apport report written because the error message ind
icates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                    No apport report written bec
ause MaxReports is reached already
                                  Errors were encountered while processing:
 javascript-common
 libjs-popper.js
 libjs-bootstrap4
 phpmyadmin

Then I tried running sudo apt install --fix-broken which also returned similar errors.

There is another problem: When I start my laptop it directly goes to a boot menu. Then I need to start pc by going to advanced options and selecting a ubuntu version.

I've started using Ubuntu very recently and these error are really bothersome. It will be really helpful if you could suggest some fix.

Thanks.

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David

10/13/23, 5:29 AM

It would help a lot if you include the version of Ubuntu in your question.

Wakil Ahmed

10/13/23, 5:51 AM

I just added it @David

karel

10/21/23, 6:19 AM

Does this answer your question? [Package dbus is not configured yet](https://askubuntu.com/questions/202321/package-dbus-is-not-configured-yet) and [Can't upgrade/update ubuntu 18.04 as apt/dpkg error is showing up](https://askubuntu.com/q/1056780/)

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Abdul Raheem Dumrai

10/24/23, 5:40 PM

I had the same problem and I just ran these commands.

sudo apt remove libjs-popper.js
sudo apt remove javascript-common
sudo apt autoclean
sudo apt update

Hope it works.

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