package linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Piet Vissers]

Upgrade from 12.4 to 12.10

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic-pae 3.2.30
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: piet 1849 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Sun Nov 25 19:45:06 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=34e805b4-c9d7-4632-8de8-54e2e545d5b8
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-04-28 (211 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation Latitude D600
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-32-generic-pae root=UUID=2e2b6a19-359c-48e4-ac83-84a48824022f ro quiet splash
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.00-7ubuntu11
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-11-25 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/26/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.bios.version: A11
dmi.board.name: 0G5152
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA11:bd04/26/2004:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnLatitudeD600:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorporation:rn0G5152:rvr:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude D600
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

You may need to run the following:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then re-install the package.

If that does not resolve your issue, please mark the bug as "Confirmed"

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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