package phpmyadmin 4:3.4.10.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 10

[Elbe d'Oliveira]

Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Release: 12.04 AMD64
Used the command line to install MySQL server and client as well as PHP5 and phpmyadmin. Everything worked fine except phpmyadmin. The browser returned a 404. Up to that point, the browser returned pages from apache2 test and info.php. I then noticed phpmyadmin was listed in the Software Center. I then removed phpmyadmin from the Software Center and re-installed. It still didn't work. I then purged MySQL server and client along with phpmyadmin using the command line. Next, I installed them again from the command line. When I checked the Software Center, phpmyadmin was no longer listed. The command line install was made from http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-apache2-with-php5-and-mysql-support-on-ubuntu-12.04-lts-lamp. At step, I responded yes rather than no: Configure database for phpmyadmin with dbconfig-common? <-- No. I not sure if that caused a problem requiring me to remove and install what I did. Presently, phpmyadmin still does not appear when a search is made of the Software Center. A packages that were last installed using the command line are no working. After phpadmin was installed the last time, it still returned a 404. I used the Installing From Package portion from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/phpMyAdmin to get phpmyadmin to work correctly.

phpmyadmin:
  Installed: 4:3.4.10.1-1
  Candidate: 4:3.4.10.1-1
  Version table:
 *** 4:3.4.10.1-1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

This report is being submitted due to a window opening and advising to submit a bug report. As reported, everything is working except for the Sofware Center not showing phpmyadmin and the bug report window opening until filing this report.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: phpmyadmin 4:3.4.10.1-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
AptOrdering:
 phpmyadmin: Remove
 dbconfig-common: Remove
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Nov 12 15:22:27 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: phpmyadmin
Title: package phpmyadmin 4:3.4.10.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 10
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)