in a live session package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36 bdcom-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Praveen B]

I have a Dell Mini9 on which I tried to activate Wireless STA driver via 'Additonal Drivers'. I got this error during that time.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Nov 1 16:06:49 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101008.1)
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello
can you please run in a terminal
sudo apt-get clean
and run again update manager to see if fix
Thanks
Fabio

[Praveen B (bhamidipati-praveen)]

Fabio,
Thanks for your suggestions. I tried 'sudo apt-get clean' and then tried again to manually install (initramfs-tools & bcmwl-kernel-source). But I still am getting the same error.

I am using Ubuntu on USB stick (livecd + persistence). Sorry that I forgot to mention that. Does that affect anything?

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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 571392, 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. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.