workaround mentioned in this bug seems to work for me (though I did also chown haldaemon:haldaemon /var/cache/hald before, but that on its own did not seem to help)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hal/+bug/139155 -- package hal-device-manager 0.5.9.1-1ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/146741 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
