Skype is trying to install, but is frozen on "applying changes" - just stuck

[George]

Binary package hint: software-center

I've tried to install Skype through software center, but the installation is frozen on the "applying changes" step

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: software-center 4.0.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jun 11 17:48:41 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

Thanks for the report. Unfortunately, there isn't enough information here for us to tell what the problem is.

If you still experience the problem, could you please trigger it once, and then attach these files:
/var/log/dpkg.log
/var/log/apthistory.log
/var/log/syslog

Thanks.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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