Kubuntu 12.04
Yes, I got the .deb from the Brother site
tried what was suggested in your link

wayne@8-Core:~$ s*udo dpkg -i --force-all brscan4-0.4.1-2.amd64.deb*
Selecting previously unselected package brscan4.
(Reading database ... 413753 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace brscan4 0.4.1-2 (using brscan4-0.4.1-2.amd64.deb) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.prerm: 3: /var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.prerm: /opt/brother/scanner/brscan4/setupSaneScan4: *not found* dpkg: *warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 127*
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: 3: /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: /opt/brother/scanner/brscan4/setupSaneScan4: *not found*
dpkg: *error processing brscan4-0.4.1-2.amd64.deb (--install):*
*subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127*
This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.
/var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.postinst: 11: /var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.postinst: /opt/brother/scanner/brscan4/setupSaneScan4: *not found*
dpkg: *error while cleaning up:*
*subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127**
**Errors were encountered while processing:*
 brscan4-0.4.1-2.amd64.deb

A sidenote to this problem is that I can no longer update ANYTHING from the repositories. (not good)

is there a way to manually fix this?




On 10/15/2012 08:48 AM, JD Austin wrote:
ok.. so you didn't install it from a repository otherwise I'd recommend you use
apt-get install --reinstall /*brscan4*//
/Just like with RPM based distributions installing packages manually can mess up the repository database./ /I have no idea which version of ubuntu you have but I found this that seems related:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2056979

I

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Wayne Davis <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:





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