package science-config 0.16ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

[Darcy Clark]

it took an extremely long period to download and install then failed to complete

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: science-config 0.16ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 30 06:30:41 2013
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-24 (188 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: debian-science
Title: package science-config 0.16ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-27 (3 days ago)