Weird, as I hadn't opened any terminal window. I used the Synaptic update manager to update Sun Java, which failed with this error. Eventually, I managed finish the update simply by retrying it several times...
> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:09:02 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Bug 303609] Re: package sun-java6-jre None [modified: > /var/lib/dpkg/info/sun-java6-jre.list] failed to install/upgrade: > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > > I have faced the same problem and Ubuntu asked me to send a report, > which I did. The cause of the problem was that despite hitting enter > several times in the terminal window, when the license was displayed, > nothing happened. It simply hung in there. It was after many retries > that I hit Ctrl+C. This is when I got the exact same error as mentioned > above. > > -- > package sun-java6-jre None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/sun-java6-jre.list] > failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-installation script returned error > exit status 1 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303609 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “sun-java6” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > > Bug description: > I was installing sun java 6 runtime via add/remove programs, and here's the > result. i got broken package at sun-java6-jre. > > ProblemType: Package > Architecture: i386 > Dependencies: > > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 > ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx > Package: sun-java6-jre None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/sun-java6-jre.list] > PackageArchitecture: all > SourcePackage: sun-java6 > Title: package sun-java6-jre None [modified: > /var/lib/dpkg/info/sun-java6-jre.list] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess > pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Uname: Linux 2.6.27-10-generic i686 _________________________________________________________________ Alle fun stuff van Messenger nu verzameld op één coole site! http://www.messengerbillboard.be/nl -- package sun-java6-jre None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/sun-java6-jre.list] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303609 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
