package acroread 9.2-1karmic1 [modified: opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/GlobalPrefs/.config] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[teapot]

Binary package hint: acroread

I tried to install the acroread package and it seems to have failed in the installation.

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
 acroread: Install
 acroread: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Nov 6 22:15:02 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: acroread 9.2-1karmic1 [modified: opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/GlobalPrefs/.config]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: acroread
Title: package acroread 9.2-1karmic1 [modified: opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/GlobalPrefs/.config] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686

[Xavi (xavidp)]

similar problems happened to me. I had a previous package installed by hand (gdebi) weeks before (8.x), and it seems that the package from the partner repositories didn't remove previous package previous to installing the new one from the repos.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

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 if this is still an issue for you?
Thanks in advance.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future.
To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New".
Thanks again!