package seamonkey-browser None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/seamonkey-browser.list] failed to install/upgrade: files list file for package `linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic' is missing final newline

Bug #363470 reported by CC
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Hi, thanks for your attention to this matter. I am not a newbie, but am still as stupid about Linux as I was the first day I tried it two years ago I think. I'm not sure I have given you all the info you need but I hope so. Thanks again.

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Here is the message from the terminal window after I was unsuccessful at installing SeaMonkey:

Selecting previously deselected package seamonkey-browser.
(Reading database ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/seamonkey-browser_1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 files list file for package `linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic' is missing final newline
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/seamonkey-browser_1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2_i386.deb
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:

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Right after that error message I saw that there was a crash notification bubble from one of the icons at the top of my linux desktop.

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Right after that crash notification, i got the following error message:

Package problem
Sorry, the package "seamonkey-browser 1.1.15 +noblnonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2" failed to install or upgrade. You can help the developers to fix the package by reporting the problem.

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So I clicked report and got brought here to this page at this URL:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seamonkey/+filebug/3usu5pDgIwsoHSH3su4zmsmQ6le?field.title=package+seamonkey-browser+None+[modified%3A+%2Fvar%2Flib%2Fdpkg%2Finfo%2Fseamonkey-browser.list]+failed+to+install%2Fupgrade%3A+files+list+file+for+package+%60linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic%27+is+missing+final+newline

Here on this page, I got the following thing automatically filled in for me at "Summary" where it says "Please describe the bug in a few words." I have no clue if it is correct:

package seamonkey-browser None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/seamonkey-browser.list] failed to install/upgrade: files list file for package `linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic' is missing final newline

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At System > About Ubuntu, I get something very strange (usually there are not so many things blank, i think?):

Thank you for your interest in Ubuntu
                - the - released in .

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fallendarling@cc-new-laptop:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10

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fallendarling@cc-new-laptop:~$ apt-cache policy seamonkey
seamonkey:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2
  Version table:
     1.1.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/universe Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/universe Packages
     1.1.12+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages
        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages
        500 http://mirrors.kernel.org intrepid/universe Packages
        500 http://ubuntu.mirrors.tds.net intrepid/universe Packages
        500 http://lug.mtu.edu intrepid/universe Packages
        500 http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu intrepid/universe Packages

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Thank you for whatever you do to fix stuff like this.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: files list file for package `linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic' is missing final newline
NonfreeKernelModules: hsfengine
Package: seamonkey-browser None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/seamonkey-browser.list]
SourcePackage: seamonkey
Title: package seamonkey-browser None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/seamonkey-browser.list] failed to install/upgrade: files list file for package `linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic' is missing final newline
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686

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CC (fallendarling) wrote :
arky (arky)
affects: ubuntu → seamonkey (Ubuntu)
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