package sun-java6-jre None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/sun-java6-jre.list] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Harry Durham]

A Java error prevented the installation of Limewire

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
Package: sun-java6-jre None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/sun-java6-jre.list]
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: sun-java6
Title: package sun-java6-jre None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/sun-java6-jre.list] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686

[James Stansell (jamesstansell)]

From the logfile, the error message was:

   sun-dlj-v1-1 license could not be presented
   try 'dpkg-reconfigure debconf' to select a frontend other than noninteractive

You need to accept Sun's license in order to install the sun-java* packages. If you install sun-java6-jre interactively then your other package which depend on it should be able to install non-interactively I guess.

[goto (gotolaunchpad)]

Did you already try a "dpkg-reconfigure debconf" and select another frontend and try again?

[goto (gotolaunchpad)]

I close this bug because there was not answer for more than 2 months. Feel free to reopen this bug if you can provide the answers. Thanks!

[Ofir Klinger (klinger-ofir)]

I also have the same problem.

When trying to install sun-java6-jre, KPackakeKit downloads the packages, and before installing them, it probably tries to display the license, but fails. The error message is:
sun-dlj-v1-1 license could not be presented
try 'dpkg-reconfigure debconf' to select a frontend other than noninteractive

Changing the frontend to dialog gives the same error:
/var/cache/apt/archives/sun-java6-jre_6-13-1_all.deb
Preconfiguring packages ...
Preconfiguring packages ...
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 105205 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking sun-java6-jre (from .../sun-java6-jre_6-13-1_all.deb) ...

sun-dlj-v1-1 license could not be presented
try 'dpkg-reconfigure debconf' to select a frontend other than noninteractive

Changing the frontend to kde again fails:
/var/cache/apt/archives/sun-java6-jre_6-13-1_all.deb
Preconfiguring packages ...
Preconfiguring packages ...
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 105205 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking sun-java6-jre (from .../sun-java6-jre_6-13-1_all.deb) ...

sun-dlj-v1-1 license could not be presented
try 'dpkg-reconfigure debconf' to select a frontend other than noninteractive

Notice:
1. My computer runs KUbuntu 9.04.
2. I restarted KPackageKit between each change in frontend.
3. I answered the default answer for the second question that `sudo dpkg-reconfigure debconf` displayed. The question is "Ignore questions with a priority less than:" and the answer "High".

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[Mamelouk (mamelouk)]

while installing in command line :

Écriture de l'information d'état étendu... Fait
debconf: Impossible d'initialiser l'interface : Kde
debconf: (Unable to load Qt -- is libqt-perl installed?)
debconf: Utilisation de l'interface Dialog en remplacement
Préconfiguration des paquets...
(Lecture de la base de données... 91411 fichiers et répertoires déjà installés.)
Dépaquetage de sun-java6-jre (à partir de .../sun-java6-jre_6-13-1_all.deb) ...
debconf: Impossible d'initialiser l'interface : Kde
debconf: (Unable to load Qt -- is libqt-perl installed?)
debconf: Utilisation de l'interface Dialog en remplacement
Dépaquetage de sun-java6-bin (à partir de .../sun-java6-bin_6-13-1_i386.deb) ...
debconf: Impossible d'initialiser l'interface : Kde
debconf: (Unable to load Qt -- is libqt-perl installed?)
debconf: Utilisation de l'interface Dialog en remplacement
sun-dlj-v1-1 license has already been accepted

please reopen this bug