package debconf 1.5.40ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

[newkey]

upgrade from natty

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: debconf 1.5.40ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic-pae 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Aug 22 11:44:01 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: debconf
Title: package debconf 1.5.40ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-22 (0 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Multiple packages error with this:

/usr/bin/perl: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/gio/modules/libgiobamf.so: undefined symbol: g_desktop_app_info_launch_handler_get_type^M
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.13-16ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack):^M
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 127^M