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

[Anastasios Hatzis]

Getting the same error, whether installing sun-java6-jre or sun-java6-jdk.

I also tried with removing openjdk* first, but the same error appeared.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: sun-java6-jre (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic-pae 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jul 6 10:01:54 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100427.1)
SourcePackage: sun-java6
Title: package sun-java6-jre (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2