Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gettext
It won't let me uninstall gettext.
Here is what it says:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Desktop$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
gettext
The following packages will be REMOVED:
gettext
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 8237kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 105381 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing gettext ...
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error processing gettext (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
install-info: unrecognized option `--description='
Try `install-info --help' for a complete list of options.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
gettext
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Desktop$
Apport (or whatever that exclamation point is on Ubuntu) led me here.
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: gettext 0.17-3ubuntu2
SourcePackage: gettext
Title: package gettext 0.17-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic x86_64
** Affects: gettext (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-package
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package gettext 0.17-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal
script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301522
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