package plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text 0.8.2-2ubuntu28 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Philip White]

crashed on install of Ubuntu update

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text 0.8.2-2ubuntu28
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 30 14:42:58 2011
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/satanic-logo/satanic-logo.plymouth
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu Satanic Edition - amd64 (20110726)
MachineType: MSI MS-7599
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic root=UUID=ba26d7fc-279c-4b43-ad91-c6ae0d51a26a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic root=UUID=ba26d7fc-279c-4b43-ad91-c6ae0d51a26a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: Error: command ['readlink', '/etc/alternatives/text.plymouth'] failed with exit code 1:
Title: package plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text 0.8.2-2ubuntu28 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-30 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 02/24/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V25.2
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 870U-G55 (MS-7599)
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 5.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI
dmi.chassis.version: 5.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV25.2:bd02/24/2011:svnMSI:pnMS-7599:pvr5.0:rvnMSI:rn870U-G55(MS-7599):rvr5.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr5.0:
dmi.product.name: MS-7599
dmi.product.version: 5.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MSI