package libxine1-bin 1.1.15-0ubuntu3.1intrepid1 failed to install/upgrade: package libxine1-bin is not ready for configuration

[Nicholas Kourtzis]

While upgrading the package

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: package libxine1-bin is not ready for configuration
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: libxine1-bin 1.1.15-0ubuntu3.1intrepid1
SourcePackage: xine-lib
Title: package libxine1-bin 1.1.15-0ubuntu3.1intrepid1 failed to install/upgrade: package libxine1-bin is not ready for configuration
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686

[steve masson (ciscomasson)]

I think I had this one too.

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E: libxine1-bin: package libxine1-bin is not ready for configuration

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-- during recent "update"

[steve masson (ciscomasson)]

here is a screen shot of the details, "highlighted in white"

[Reinhard Tartler (siretart)]

seems like an issue in dpkg, not in xine-lib. reassigning...

[Jose Hevia (jose-francisco-hevia)]

I fixed it using dselect (it removed a lot of packages, including ubuntu-desktop(!!!!), cups and so on). Then I used aptitude and apt-get to reinstall ubuntu-desktop.

UGLY HACK for something that should work out of the box, Everything is working fine, but I knew the importance of not removing essential packages (I have a lot of experience making linux unstable and having to fix it).

[steve masson (ciscomasson)]

I re-started the machine, and it seems to have no outstanding updates, and no error messages.

it got healed?

I shall not look a gift healing in the mouth.

Thx for your suggestions.

Steve