package sun-java6-doc (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[SilverWolf]

It tried to install a file that required root priviledges. Because I was using the Synaptic Package Manager I could not enter information for root. Could only task it to "retry" or "no" to abort. I was able to use sudo apt-get command for the jave distros and it installed just fine.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jan 31 02:00:57 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Package: sun-java6-doc (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
SourcePackage: sun-java6
Title: package sun-java6-doc (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic x86_64

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 85969, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.