dpkg return --configure errors and don't apt-get

[tatojo]

Binary package hint: dpkg

manuel@mlm-aa1:~$ sudo apt-get install build-essential libpoppler-qt4-dev libhunspell-dev libdbus-1-dev
[sudo] password for manuel:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
build-essential is already the newest version.
libpoppler-qt4-dev is already the newest version.
libhunspell-dev is already the newest version.
libdbus-1-dev is already the newest version.
libdbus-1-dev set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
7 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up comerr-dev (2.1-1.41.3-1ubuntu1) ...
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error processing comerr-dev (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libkrb5-dev:
 libkrb5-dev depends on comerr-dev; however:
  Package comerr-dev is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libkrb5-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libpq-dev:
 libpq-dev depends on libkrb5-dev; however:
  Package libkrb5-dev is not configured yet.
 libpq-dev depends on comerr-dev; however:
  Package comerr-dev is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libpq-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libqt4-dev:
 libqt4-dev depends on libpq-dev; however:
  Package libpq-dev is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libqt4-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libpoppler-qt4-dev:
 libpoppler-qt4-dev depends on libqt4-dev; however:
  Package libqt4-dev is not configured yet.
dpkg: error procesNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                            No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                      No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                    No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                sing libpoppler-qt4-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libqt4-opengl-dev:
 libqt4-opengl-dev depends on libqt4-dev (= 4.4.3-0ubuntu1.1); however:
  Package libqt4-dev is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libqt4-opengl-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up menu (2.1.40ubuntu1) ...
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error processing menu (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:
 comerr-dev
 libkrb5-dev
 libpq-dev
 libqt4-dev
 libpoppler-qt4-dev
 libqt4-opengl-dev
 menu
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

manuel@mlm-aa1:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10

manuel@mlm-aa1:~$ apt-cache policy dpkg
dpkg:
  Installed: 1.14.20ubuntu6
  Candidate: 1.14.20ubuntu6
  Version table:
 *** 1.14.20ubuntu6 0
        500 http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) Expected packages installed.

[tatojo (manuel-mlmateos)]

After today's update, received this error:

E: comerr-dev: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
E: libkrb5-dev: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: libpq-dev: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: libqt4-dev: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: libpoppler-qt4-dev: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: libqt4-opengl-dev: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: menu: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[tatojo (manuel-mlmateos)]

Can't find why I have this problem:
manuel@mlm-aa1:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
6 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Setting up comerr-dev (2.1-1.41.3-1ubuntu1) ...
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error processing comerr-dev (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libkrb5-dev:
 libkrb5-dev depends on comerr-dev; however:
  Package comerr-dev is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libkrb5-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libpq-dev:
 libpq-dev depends on libkrb5-dev; however:
  Package libkrb5-dev is not configured yet.
 libpq-dev depends on comerr-dev; however:
  Package comerr-dev is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libpq-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libqt4-dev:
 libqt4-dev depends on libpq-dev; however:
  Package libpq-dev is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libqt4-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libqt4-opengl-dev:
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                    No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                 libqt4-opengl-dev depends on libqt4-dev (= 4.4.3-0ubuntu1.2); however:
  Package libqt4-dev is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libqt4-opengl-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up sharutils (1:4.6.3-1build1) ...
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error processing sharutils (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:
 comerr-dev
 libkrb5-dev
 libpq-dev
 libqt4-dev
 libqt4-opengl-dev
 sharutils
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
manuel@mlm-aa1:~$

[Andreas Moog (ampelbein)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

[tatojo (manuel-mlmateos)]

Thank you for your message Andreas,
This bug was a conflict with an install package in texlive. I reported
it. Let me find where an I'll forward it to you.
Thanks again.
Manuel

Andreas Moog wrote:
> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been
> any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue
> for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.
>
> ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
>

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

I'm closing this report because it's a conflict with texlive2008's install-info and this package is not provided by Ubuntu. To workaround it please move install-info from Texlive out of the root's path.
Don't hesitate to submit any new bug.