package update-notifier-common 0.119ubuntu8.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Joe]

Installing upgrade for 12.4. Got message,"Could not install 'Update-notifier-common' ", subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1. I was running Ubuntu 11.10 on a nVIDIA nForce4 mainboard for AMD Socket 939 based Athlon 64 processor.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: update-notifier-common 0.119ubuntu8.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue May 22 19:35:37 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-notifier
Title: package update-notifier-common 0.119ubuntu8.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-14 (8 days ago)