Setting up openoffice.org-emailmerge (1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3.1) during system update failed

[Peter van der Slot]

Binary package hint: wget

OS : Ubuntu 9.04
Error produced while updating system using update manager

The following information is from the details screen from the update manager:

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Setting up openoffice.org-emailmerge (1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3.1) ...
Adding extension /usr/lib/openoffice/basis3.0/program/mailmerge.py...Segmentation fault
 done.

Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Processing triggers for menu ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 wget
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up wget (1.11.4-2ubuntu1.1) ...
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error processing wget (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 wget

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: wget 1.11.4-2ubuntu1.1
SourcePackage: wget
Title: package wget 1.11.4-2ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic x86_64