package kwin-style-aurorae 0.2.1-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: error writing to '<standard output>': No such file or directory

[Martin J Hooper]

Binary package hint: kwin-style-aurorae

When installing package from Add/Remove programs on Kubuntu - I got this backtrace:

Error Type:
Error Value: "The cache has no package named 'dpkg-exec'"
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1948, in
main()
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1945, in main
run(args, options.single)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1907, in run
backend.dispatcher(args)
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/packagekit/backend.py, line 636, in dispatcher
self.dispatch_command(args[0], args[1:])
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/packagekit/backend.py, line 553, in dispatch_command
self.install_packages(package_ids)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 166, in _unlock_cache_afterwards
func(*args, **kwargs)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1201, in install_packages
if not self._commit_changes(): return False
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1620, in _commit_changes
PackageKitInstallProgress(self, install_range))
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/cache.py, line 314, in commit
res = self.installArchives(pm, installProgress)
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/cache.py, line 289, in installArchives
res = installProgress.run(pm)
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/progress/__init__.py, line 329, in run
res = self.waitChild()
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/progress/__init__.py, line 298, in waitChild
self.updateInterface()
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 398, in updateInterface
apt.progress.InstallProgress.updateInterface(self)
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/progress/__init__.py, line 277, in updateInterface
status_str.strip())
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 372, in statusChange
pkg = self._backend._cache[pkg_name]
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/cache.py, line 142, in __getitem__
raise KeyError('The cache has no package named $r' $ key)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Sep 29 08:49:20 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: error writing to '<standard output>': No such file or directory
Package: kwin-style-aurorae 0.2.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
SourcePackage: kwin-style-aurorae
Title: package kwin-style-aurorae 0.2.1-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: error writing to '<standard output>': No such file or directory
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686

[Vincent DAVY (vincentdavy)]

I got same error adding or removing packages, but I think it's a package manager bug and not a kwin bug

my traces :
Error Type:
Error Value: "The cache has no package named 'dpkg-exec'"
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1948, in
main()
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1945, in main
run(args, options.single)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1907, in run
backend.dispatcher(args)
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/packagekit/backend.py, line 647, in dispatcher
self.dispatch_command(args[0], args[1:])
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/packagekit/backend.py, line 567, in dispatch_command
self.remove_packages(allowdeps, package_ids)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 166, in _unlock_cache_afterwards
func(*args, **kwargs)
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 882, in remove_packages
install_range=(10,90)):
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 1620, in _commit_changes
PackageKitInstallProgress(self, install_range))
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/cache.py, line 314, in commit
res = self.installArchives(pm, installProgress)
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/cache.py, line 289, in installArchives
res = installProgress.run(pm)
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/progress/__init__.py, line 329, in run
res = self.waitChild()
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/progress/__init__.py, line 298, in waitChild
self.updateInterface()
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 398, in updateInterface
apt.progress.InstallProgress.updateInterface(self)
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/progress/__init__.py, line 277, in updateInterface
status_str.strip())
File : /usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py, line 372, in statusChange
pkg = self._backend._cache[pkg_name]
File : /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/cache.py, line 142, in __getitem__
raise KeyError('The cache has no package named $r' $ key)