It looks like something in adding Chromium to the list of browsers is failing. In addition, version 31 is the latest version, so I'm not sure why dpkg is trying to install version 30. Can you try the following?
sudo apt-get remove chromium-browser* sudo apt-get install chromium-browser -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1263809 Title: package chromium-browser 30.0.1599.114-0ubuntu0.12.04.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Status in “chromium-browser” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: i have no idea why it wont install ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: chromium-browser 30.0.1599.114-0ubuntu0.12.04.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-44.67~precise1-generic 3.5.7.25 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-44-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6 Architecture: i386 ChromiumPrefs: can't open profile /root/.config/chromium/Default/Preferences Date: Fri Dec 20 16:41:10 2013 Desktop-Session: DESKTOP_SESSION = None XDG_CONFIG_DIRS = None XDG_DATA_DIRS = None DuplicateSignature: package:chromium-browser:30.0.1599.114-0ubuntu0.12.04.3:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Env: MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH = None LD_LIBRARY_PATH = None ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130213) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: chromium-browser Title: package chromium-browser 30.0.1599.114-0ubuntu0.12.04.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) chromium-default: CHROMIUM_FLAGS="" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1263809/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp