package gzip 1.3.12-6ubuntu2.9.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Hongzhong]

Binary package hint: gzip

Could not update. Just returned the above error

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:
 libgcc1 1:4.3.3-5ubuntu4
 gcc-4.3-base 4.3.3-5ubuntu4
 findutils 4.4.0-2ubuntu4
 debianutils 2.30ubuntu3
 libc6 2.9-4ubuntu6.1
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: gzip 1.3.12-6ubuntu2.9.04.1
SourcePackage: gzip
Title: package gzip 1.3.12-6ubuntu2.9.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-17-generic i686

[Nobbit (lew-n-myschkin)]

the message came when i updated to lucid lynx today