package alsa-base 1.0.18.dfsg-1ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade:

[Scott Evans]

Whilst attempting a distribution upgrade to karmic from jaunty UNR I got the above mentioned error.

ProblemType: Package
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: scott 4094 F.... pulseaudio
                      scott 4226 F.... mixer_applet2
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf3eb8000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC269'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,10438330,00100004'
   Controls : 9
   Simple ctrls : 6
Date: Tue May 26 22:37:29 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
Package: alsa-base 1.0.18.dfsg-1ubuntu8
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.30-6.7-generic
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Tags: ubuntu-unr
Title: package alsa-base 1.0.18.dfsg-1ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade:
Uname: Linux 2.6.30-6-generic i686