package mon (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Brian]

Binary package hint: mon

Further to this report now any package / program installed fails and then if I uninstall the failed package is sometime will uninstall then re-install may work or may say it failed bu tactually work.

I found out a few minutes ago that auto-update is broken as well.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: mon (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.42-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AptOrdering:
 mon: Install
 man-db: Configure
 mon: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Sep 6 00:24:13 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
SourcePackage: mon
Title: package mon (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1