package pidgin 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2

[Åke Nordin]

Binary package hint: pidgin

This is automatically reported from first boot after "expert" install, before update has had any chance to run, from xubuntu alternate i386 CD, I've reinstalled from scratch to get a fresh new fdisk. Almost all choices are default, only notable exception I remember now is vga=791 added to the CD boot arguments, "Direct" instead of CUPS somewhere in a printer config and se.archive.ubuntu.com configured for FTP package download. xubuntu jaunty, Dell Inspiron 4000 700MHz 512MB 120GB. If this doesn't go away after package update I'll post a dmesg, otherwise I'll close it.

This is actually Xubuntu, I believe (I might be fooled though, see above):
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.04
Release: 9.04

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2
Package: pidgin 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8
SourcePackage: pidgin
Title: package pidgin 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

[Åke Nordin (moose-netia)]

Works after package update followed by reboot. Sorry for the noise, but when apport was automagically started...