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

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Using Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala. Installed Ubuntu Restricted package and waited for the Java settings thing to come up. I was just notified of a crash in the java program and no settings screen came up. I had the system update window open and a mp3 playing in the background.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 9 21:45:03 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Package: sun-java6-bin (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-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 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64