Here is the error that caused the initial failure: Unpacking replacement debconf ...^M Processing triggers for man-db ...^M Setting up debconf (1.5.27ubuntu2) ...^M Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.^M Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.^M Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.^M Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.^M Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.^M Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.^M Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.^M Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.^M Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.^M Use of uninitialized value $ret in string eq at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 109.^M dpkg: error processing debconf (--configure):^M subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128^M Errors were encountered while processing:^M debconf^M Log ended: 2009-10-03 19:25:07
Then later (this was the apt-get install -f run I assume): Log started: 2009-10-06 08:27:36 Setting up debconf (1.5.27ubuntu2) ...^M ^M Log ended: 2009-10-06 08:27:37 -- Software Center always fails to install packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/442262 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
