debconf: Unable to load Debconf::Element::Gnome::String. Failed because: Can't locate I18N/Langinfo.pm

[Robin Schofield]

Binary package hint: cups-pdf

Problem with pre installation script?

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: pre-dependency problem - not installing cups-pdf
Package: cups-pdf 2.4.6-4ubuntu2
SourcePackage: cups-pdf
Title: package cups-pdf 2.4.6-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-25-generic i686

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report

The main error is
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Setting up libpam0g (1.0.1-4ubuntu5.6) ...

Checking for services that may need to be restarted...Checking init scripts...

debconf: Unable to load Debconf::Element::Gnome::String. Failed because: Can't locate I18N/Langinfo.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.8 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8 /usr/share/perl/5.8 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Element/Gnome.pm line 7, <GEN1> line 4.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Element/Gnome.pm line 7, <GEN1> line 4.

Compilation failed in require at (eval 23) line 3, <GEN1> line 4.

 ...propagated at /usr/share/perl/5.8/base.pm line 84, <GEN1> line 4.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Element/Gnome/String.pm line 10, <GEN1> line 4.

Compilation failed in require at (eval 22) line 2, <GEN1> line 4.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 22) line 2, <GEN1> line 4.

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Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Gnome::String" at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 4.

dpkg: error processing libpam0g (--configure):

 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
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Affecting to pam

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

finally, affecting to debconf