package sun-java6-jre (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128

[Christopher]

package sun-java6-jre (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Nov 3 15:14:36 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.4)
Package: sun-java6-jre (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic-pae
SourcePackage: sun-java6
Tags: ubuntu-unr
Title: package sun-java6-jre (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic-pae i686

[Deozaan (d-launchpad-deozaan-com)]

Erm.. When this happened to me it wasn't really a bug with package sun-java6-jre. What happened to me was that Ubuntu stopped recognizing my mouse clicks and I couldn't get the keyboard to navigate through the installation thing (alt-f would not select Forward) so I had to reboot in the middle of installation to restore mouse functionality.

[adari (himawariadarichan)]

I've tried uninstalling Open JDK to get sun java, after a complete removal of Open JDK, sun java still refused to install. According to java -version Open JDK 6 Headless is still there...

[Carl Britton (cbritton86)]

In my case, mouse clicks still worked, but at 55%, the installation stopped, but at the left side of the screen the swirly showed that it was still in process. I left it all night, and in the morning...no change.