package hdparm 9.37-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/apm/event.d/20hdparm.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/apm/event.d/20hdparm'): Invalid argument

[Lazaro Alejo]

Precise pangolin persistent on 8gb usb

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: hdparm 9.37-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.315
Date: Fri May 11 13:34:51 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking replacement network-manager ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/network-manager_0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack):
  unable to create `/etc/dbus-1/system.d/nm-dispatcher.conf.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dbus-1/system.d/nm-dispatcher.conf'): Invalid argument
ErrorMessage: unable to create `/etc/apm/event.d/20hdparm.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/apm/event.d/20hdparm'): Invalid argument
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
SourcePackage: hdparm
Title: package hdparm 9.37-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/apm/event.d/20hdparm.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/apm/event.d/20hdparm'): Invalid argument
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #998169, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.