package icedtea6-plugin 6b16-1.6.1-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2

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/var/cache/apt/archives/icedtea6-plugin_6b16-1.6.1-3ubuntu1_i386.deb: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Dec 9 08:24:09 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
NonfreeKernelModules: vmnet vmci vmmon
Package: icedtea6-plugin 6b16-1.6.1-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: openjdk-6
Title: package icedtea6-plugin 6b16-1.6.1-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2193): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2193): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2302): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:2291): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

please could you try removing this package an reinstalling?

Preparing to replace icedtea6-plugin 6b16-1.6.1-1ubuntu3 (using .../icedtea6-plugin_6b16-1.6.1-3ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
update-alternatives: error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/mozilla-javaplugin.so corrupt: invalid status
dpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
update-alternatives: error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/mozilla-javaplugin.so corrupt: invalid status
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/icedtea6-plugin_6b16-1.6.1-3ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

no feedback, closing the report