This has happened several times over past week or two. It gives an error when it tries to install.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: x11-common 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-61.100-generic 3.13.11-ckt22
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-61-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: appassure_vss
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Wed Aug 12 07:54:57 2015
DistUpgraded: 2014-09-23 20:07:13,456 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DpkgTerminalLog:
Preparing to unpack .../x11-common_1%3a7.7+1ubuntu8.1_all.deb ...
Can't locate object method "new" via package "Text::Iconv" (perhaps you forgot to load "Text::Iconv"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Encoding.pm line 65.
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_1%3a7.7+1ubuntu8.1_all.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 25
DuplicateSignature: package:x11-common:1:7.7+1ubuntu8:subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 25
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 25
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-07 (826 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130214)
Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: unable to initialize libusb: -99
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-61-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: xorg
Title: package x11-common 1:7.7+1ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 25
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-09-24 (322 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/22/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd10/22/2013:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.version: None
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2~ubuntu14.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.4
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.4
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.6
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Thu Aug 6 08:09:23 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 7
input ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse MOUSE, id 8
xserver.errors:
AIGLX: reverting to software rendering
No surface to present from.
No surface to present from.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs: Output Virtual2 Virtual3 Virtual4 Virtual5 Virtual6 Virtual7 Virtual8
xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
xserver.video_driver: vmware
Do you have libtext-iconv-perl installed?