Bug#743951: openssh-client: upgrading from 1:6.0p1-4 to 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u1 fails in configure phase with error in update-alternatives

[Martin Lucina <martin@lucina.net>]

Package: openssh-client
Version: 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u1
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

   * What led up to the situation?

apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade on a stable wheezy system

   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?
   * What was the outcome of this action?

Unpacking replacement openssh-client ...
Preparing to replace openssl 1.0.1e-2+deb7u4 (using
.../openssl_1.0.1e-2+deb7u6_amd64.deb) ...
...
Setting up openssh-client (1:6.0p1-4+deb7u1) ...
update-alternatives: unknown argument `--quiet'

Usage: update-alternatives --install <link> <name> <path> <priority>
       update-alternatives --remove <name> <path>
       update-alternatives --help
<link> is the link pointing to the provided path (ie. /usr/bin/foo).
<name> is the name in /usr/lib/opkg/alternatives/alternatives (ie. foo)
<path> is the name referred to (ie. /usr/bin/foo-extra-spiffy)
<priority> is an integer; options with higher numbers are chosen.

dpkg: error processing openssh-client (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openssh-server:
 openssh-server depends on openssh-client (= 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u1); however:
  Package openssh-client is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing openssh-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up openssl (1.0.1e-2+deb7u6) ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 openssh-client
 openssh-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


   * What outcome did you expect instead?

Successful upgrade.


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-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.4
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.10.34+cf-s10 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_NZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages openssh-client depends on:
ii  adduser                3.113+nmu3
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.49
ii  dpkg                   1.16.12
ii  libc6                  2.13-38+deb7u1
ii  libedit2               2.11-20080614-5
ii  libgssapi-krb5-2       1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u1
ii  libselinux1            2.1.9-5
ii  libssl1.0.0            1.0.1e-2+deb7u6
ii  passwd                 1:4.1.5.1-1
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.7.dfsg-13

Versions of packages openssh-client recommends:
ii  openssh-blacklist        0.4.1+nmu1
ii  openssh-blacklist-extra  0.4.1+nmu1
ii  xauth                    1:1.0.7-1

Versions of packages openssh-client suggests:
pn  keychain      <none>
pn  libpam-ssh    <none>
pn  monkeysphere  <none>
pn  ssh-askpass   <none>

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