package sun-java6-jre 6-15-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2

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1: Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10

2: W: Unable to locate package packagename

3: Expected Java to install

4: Java failed to install

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Dec 29 11:00:47 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.4)
Package: sun-java6-jre 6-15-1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
SourcePackage: sun-java6
Tags: ubuntu-unr
Title: package sun-java6-jre 6-15-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

You couldn't answer to the question about the license because the
installation ran in non-interactive mode. try 'dpkg-reconfigure debconf'
to select a frontend other than noninteractive

Then try performing the update again. This will likely resolve your
issue. If so please set the bug's status to Invalid. 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!