upon upgrade to 12.04 perl broken with unmet dependencies package libxml-libxml-perl 1.70.ds-1build1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 127

[j]

i upgraded to 12.04 and this error was instantly there. i've tried to uninstall this broken package but it's gives another error message . i followed these instrux:
Try Code: sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get autoclean && sudo apt-get -f install
and still get the error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libxml-libxml-perl 1.70.ds-1build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-34.53-generic 3.2.33
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-34-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
AptOrdering: libxml-libxml-perl: Remove
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Dec 1 20:20:38 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Removing libxml-libxml-perl ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/libxml-libxml-perl.prerm: 11: /var/lib/dpkg/info/libxml-libxml-perl.prerm: update-perl-sax-parsers: not found
 dpkg: error processing libxml-libxml-perl (--remove):
  subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
InstallationMedia: EasyPeasy 1.6
SourcePackage: libxml-libxml-perl
Title: package libxml-libxml-perl 1.70.ds-1build1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-12-02 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Tim Hoerig (timhoerig)]

Unable to remove broken package libxml-libxml-perl using

synaptic or

sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get -f install

after following many clues in other posts hit upon this

cd /
sudo find . -name libxml-libxml*
cd /var/lib/dpkg/info
sudo rm libxml-libxml-perl.*

there were four libxml-libxml-perl.* files in the directory, sorry forgot to write them down.

Anyhow removing those files allowed

sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get -f install

to do their thing

[Erik Steinholtz (esteinholtz)]

Thanks Tim for helping me out here... I am back to order now.

The files are btw:

libxml-libxml-perl.list
libxml-libxml-perl.postinst
libxml-libxml-perl.md5sums
libxml-libxml-perl.prerm

I remembered seeing sosmething about the preremoval script casuing a problem, so i tried simply:

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/libxml-libxml-perl.prerm

...and voila! problem solved by a one-liner.

[Bob Gottschalk (sgtrwg)]

Eric your one-liner did the job for me.

Thanks

[Solomon Paul Kancharla (solomonpaul55)]

thanks tim

[xavi pujolras (xpixow)]

This also worked for me. (sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/libxml-libxml-perl.prerm)

Thanks!!

[VladCE (highflower)]

After removal the problem is still there though differs. Perl does not work, so Update Manager does not, saying 'you may have a problem'.
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get -f install

returns '1 package is not updated'

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[zampa (j-p-zampa)]

Thanks to Erik for the oneliner, and to all contributors
This worked for me too:

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/libxml-libxml-perl.prerm
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get autoremove

everything seems to be working - update manager, etc.

[syed adeel hasnain (syedadeel-hasnain)]

plz help me this bug is realy disturb me even i cant install any thing from ubuntu software center

[syed adeel hasnain (syedadeel-hasnain)]

tered while processing:
 libxml-libxml-perl
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

what to do ??????

[syed adeel hasnain (syedadeel-hasnain)]

thx tim now my problum solve thx alot

[jpsz (jpsz)]

Le 21/04/2013 18:10, syed adeel hasnain a écrit :
> plz help me this bug is realy disturb me even i cant install any thing
> from ubuntu software center
>
Hello
As I couldn't installed anything, I have completely re-installed another
version: Lubuntu 12.10!
Lubuntu is not so performing, but it's lighter...
and now I can upgrade, and install without problem

good luck

[Fernando Herrera (nemesis333)]

thanks for the oneliner!!

[pierre graves (pierre-graves-0)]

Thanks TIm et al, this worked for me too!

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/libxml-libxml-perl.prerm
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get autoremove

[Braulio Trujillo (brauliotrujillo)]

After trying many many other "solutions" this one worked for me (removing the .prerm file)

Thanks a lot!!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.