package linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Mark Jones]

Running updates today gave an error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: mark 3391 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Tue Jan 13 15:39:26 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic:(not installed):subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-08 (523 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130213)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell DXG051
ProcFB:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-43-generic root=UUID=b5e0d328-6605-4b75-900a-4bbd90429642 ro quiet splash
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-20 (267 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/27/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A11
dmi.board.name: 0GC375
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA11:bd09/27/2006:svnDellInc.:pnDellDXG051:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0GC375:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct7:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Dell DXG051
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

You may need to run the following:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then re-install the package.

If that does not resolve your issue, please mark the bug as "Confirmed"

[Mark Jones (mt3ch)]

sudo apt-get install -f got the following result:

debconf: Perl may be unconfigured (Can't locate Fcntl.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Fcntl module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2 /usr/local/share/perl/5.18.2 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.18 /usr/share/perl/5.18 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/lib/perl/5.18/IO/Seekable.pm line 12.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.18/IO/Seekable.pm line 12.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl/5.18/IO/File.pm line 11.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.18/IO/File.pm line 11.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl/5.18/FileHandle.pm line 9.
Compilation failed in require at (eval 1) line 3.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 1) line 3.
) -- aborting
(Reading database ... 651377 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic_3.13.0-44.73_i386.deb ...
Can't locate Fcntl.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Fcntl module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.18.2 /usr/local/share/perl/5.18.2 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.18 /usr/share/perl/5.18 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/lib/perl/5.18/POSIX.pm line 17.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl/5.18/POSIX.pm line 17.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 8.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 8.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Log.pm line 10.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 6.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 6.
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic_3.13.0-44.73_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.13.0-44-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.13.0-44-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-generic
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic_3.13.0-44.73_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Mark Jones (mt3ch)]

Is there a solution to this problem with "Perl may be unconfigured (Can't locate Fcntl.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Fcntl module)" since I not cannot update anything due to Perl being required by the package manager?