package sun-java6-bin not installed failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2

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game: adanaxis locked up permanently, during game exit (likely pulse audio prob; been having MAJOR probs with pulse audio in older games); was doing an large group of installs (via add/remove applications) in the bg; had to ctrl+alt+backspace to get out of the game lock-up; assume the install failed during that, not sure if the game lock-up/gdm reboot was the cause, or just incidental?

also, the bugreport app on my system is creating this error report multiple times? not sure if that is due to multiple failures, or a defect in the bugreport app?

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jan 10 08:48:28 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.2)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: sun-java6-bin (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
SourcePackage: sun-java6
Title: package sun-java6-bin (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686