package gperf 3.0.3-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jefferson Tan]

>lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04

>apt-cache policy gperf
gperf:
  Installed: 3.0.3-1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 3.0.3-1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 3.0.3-1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
        500 http://cn.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
        500 http://ubuntu.cn99.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gperf 3.0.3-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-21.35-generic-pae 3.0.32
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-21-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu9
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jun 9 13:31:25 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
SourcePackage: gperf
Title: package gperf 3.0.3-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-09 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.