So the fact that hal is later not available is explained by:
Preparing to replace hal 0.5.11-4ubuntu4 (using .../hal_0.5.12~rc1+git20090204-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...^M
[48.1613] hal: Preparing hal
* Stopping Hardware abstraction layer hald^M
...done.^M
Unpacking replacement hal ...^M
...
[long time]
...
[95.5915] hal: Configuring hal
^M
Setting up hal (0.5.12~rc1+git20090204-0ubuntu1) ...^M
Installing new version of config file /etc/dbus-1/system.d/hal.conf ...^M
So the fact that hal is later not available is explained by:
Preparing to replace hal 0.5.11-4ubuntu4 (using .../hal_ 0.5.12~ rc1+git20090204 -0ubuntu1_ i386.deb) ...^M rc1+git20090204 -0ubuntu1) ...^M 1/system. d/hal.conf ...^M
[48.1613] hal: Preparing hal
* Stopping Hardware abstraction layer hald^M
...done.^M
Unpacking replacement hal ...^M
...
[long time]
...
[95.5915] hal: Configuring hal
^M
Setting up hal (0.5.12~
Installing new version of config file /etc/dbus-