package pidgin 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade:

[vicitor]

Binary package hint: pidgin

trying to upgrade/install/remove pidgin in heron, none of which work. with the sudo apt-get -f install command this is what happens.

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  pidgin
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 1901kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 123590 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing pidgin ...
Warning: /usr/share/gconf/schemas/purple.schemas could not be found.
Usage: gconf-schemas --[un]register file1.schemas [file2.schemas [...]]

gconf-schemas: error: You need at least a file to (un)register.
dpkg: error processing pidgin (--remove):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 pidgin
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Sep 19 21:07:10 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: pidgin 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: pidgin
Title: package pidgin 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade:
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Could you try to reproduce the same with Ubuntu 8.10 or 9.04? Thanks in advance.

[vicitor (vicwung)]

I already reinstalled Ubuntu since I was having some other issue. But at the
moment I do not have any issues with my Heron installation. Thanks.
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Pedro Villavicencio <email address hidden>wrote:

> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been
> any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue
> for you? Could you try to reproduce the same with Ubuntu 8.10 or 9.04?
> Thanks in advance.
>
> ** Changed in: pidgin (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> package pidgin 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272342
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "pidgin" source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: pidgin
>
> trying to upgrade/install/remove pidgin in heron, none of which work. with
> the sudo apt-get -f install command this is what happens.
>
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Correcting dependencies... Done
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
> pidgin
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> After this operation, 1901kB disk space will be freed.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
> (Reading database ... 123590 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing pidgin ...
> Warning: /usr/share/gconf/schemas/purple.schemas could not be found.
> Usage: gconf-schemas --[un]register file1.schemas [file2.schemas [...]]
>
> gconf-schemas: error: You need at least a file to (un)register.
> dpkg: error processing pidgin (--remove):
> subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> pidgin
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Fri Sep 19 21:07:10 2008
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> ErrorMessage:
> ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
> NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
> Package: pidgin 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1
> PackageArchitecture: i386
> SourcePackage: pidgin
> Title: package pidgin 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade:
> Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686
>

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

closing since that works now

[SkyNetMaster (laurynas-riliskis)]

I'm using Ubuntu 9.04 I was to update pidgin to lates 2.6.1 with no luck.
Simmilar problem, installing with -f option installs pidgin but creates broken packet

->sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/1345kB of archives.
After this operation, 4354kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Unpacking gstreamer0.10-plugins-good (from .../gstreamer0.10-plugins-good_0.10.15-2ubuntu1~pidgin4.9.04_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gstreamer0.10-plugins-good_0.10.15-2ubuntu1~pidgin4.9.04_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstliveadder.so', which is also in package gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/gstreamer0.10-plugins-good_0.10.15-2ubuntu1~pidgin4.9.04_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[SkyNetMaster (laurynas-riliskis)]

I resolved it by:
removing pidgin, gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight, gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
installing gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
installing then pidgin, this worked fine.