Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: man-db

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for frj: 
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Translation-en_US    
[...]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security Release.gpg        
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct 
the problem. 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up libc6 (2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7) ...

Setting up man-db (2.5.2-2) ...
chown: cannot access `/usr/lib/man-db/man': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/usr/lib/man-db/man': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Segmentation fault
dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mkdir /usr/lib/man-db/man
mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/lib/man-db/man': Permission denied
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo !!
sudo mkdir /usr/lib/man-db/man
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up libc6 (2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7) ...

Setting up man-db (2.5.2-2) ...
chown: cannot access `/usr/lib/man-db/mandb': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/usr/lib/man-db/mandb': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Segmentation fault
dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo mkdir /usr/lib/man-db/mandb
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up libc6 (2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7) ...

Setting up man-db (2.5.2-2) ...
Updating database of manual pages ...

Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Segmentation fault
dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: man-db 2.5.2-2
SourcePackage: man-db
Title: package man-db 2.5.2-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess 
post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-10-generic i686

** Affects: man-db (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package

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package man-db 2.5.2-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation 
script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/304852
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