package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38 bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 3

[jabberwok]

after doing an upgrade from cd to fix a broken install my broadcom driver did not work and "additional drivers" could not install the driver I tried reinstalling the source package but it failed to reinstall

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AptOrdering: bcmwl-kernel-source: Remove
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jun 12 01:00:07 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 3
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 3
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 776439, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[jabberwok (neillhanna)]

I managed to fix this problem by reinstalling the package

On Mon, 2011-06-13 at 03:58 +0000, Daniel van Vugt wrote:
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 776439 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/776439
>
> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a
> duplicate of bug 776439, so it is being marked as such. Please look at
> the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you
> can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug.
> Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in
> the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may
> find.
>
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 776439
> package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 3
>