package samba-common 2:3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.4 failed to install/upgrade: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up

[Roger Dale]

Samba consistently fails to update.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: samba-common 2:3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
Architecture: i386
BothFailedConnect: Yes
Date: Thu Oct 13 08:49:24 2011
ErrorMessage: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up
NmbdLog:

PackageArchitecture: all
SambaServerRegression: No
SmbConfIncluded: Yes
SmbLog:

SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba-common 2:3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.4 failed to install/upgrade: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-08 (127 days ago)

[Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar)]

Roger, this is a very unusual error:

update-alternatives: error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/nmblookup corrupt: invalid status

This would only occur if that file has some strange data in it.

I would suggest doing this after a backup of your system completes:

sudo apt-get remove samba
sudo apt-get install samba

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