package gnome-colors-common 5.5.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[jafar calley]

I added the following packages while installing some other packages and they all fail at setting up stage
gnome-colors-common
 gnome-brave-icon-theme
 gnome-dust-icon-theme
 gnome-human-icon-theme
 gnome-illustrious-icon-theme
 gnome-noble-icon-theme
 gnome-wine-icon-theme
 gnome-wise-icon-theme
 gnome-colors
 shiki-brave-theme
 shiki-dust-theme
 shiki-human-theme
 shiki-illustrious-theme
 shiki-noble-theme
 shiki-wine-theme
 shiki-wise-theme
 shiki-colors

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gnome-colors-common 5.5.1-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 24 13:29:57 2011
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up gnome-colors-common (5.5.1-1) ...
 update-alternatives: using /usr/share/icons/gnome-colors-common/scalable/places/gnome-colors.svg to provide /usr/share/icons/gnome/scalable/places/start-here.svg (start-here.svg) in auto mode.
 update-alternatives: error: unable to make /usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/places/start-here.png.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/start-here-16.png: No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing gnome-colors-common (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110921.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: gnome-colors
Title: package gnome-colors-common 5.5.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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