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[Shufeng <fenghhk@xxxxxxxxx>]

I just had the same problem when upgrading from 14.04 to 15.04.

The workaround I did was following:
1. use dpkg --ignore-depends=ppp to install packages that directly depend on ppp: network-manager, network-manager-pptp, etc.
2. edit meta info of these packages in /var/lib/dpkg/status to point to ppp 2.4.5 from 2.4.6;
3. apt-get dist-upgrade;
4. download the source code: ppp_2.4.6.orig.tar.gz
5. follow the readme to configure/make and fix the type cast error;
6. use checkinstall to create the package and dpkg install;
7. update and a patch: 2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1 to it will be applied;
8. done.

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Title:
  package ppp 2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new
  pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Status in ppp package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Crash happens at start  after Upgrade from Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 to
  Ubuntu Gnome 15.04

  lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 15.04
  Release:	15.04

  apt-cache policy ppp
  ppp:
    Installed: 2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1
    Candidate: 2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1 0
          500 http://ftp.lysator.liu.se/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: ppp 2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-16.16-generic 3.19.3
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun May 10 11:07:33 2015
  DuplicateSignature: package:ppp:2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1:subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-14 (572 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1
   apt  1.0.9.7ubuntu4
  SourcePackage: ppp
  Title: package ppp 2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-05-10 (0 days ago)

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