package yiff-server 2.14.5-5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Rochelle Walters]

I'm running Xubuntu 10.04.1 LTS . And the package refuses to install. Its never installed, it always gives an error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: yiff-server 2.14.5-5.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.44-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 9 10:21:30 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
SourcePackage: yiff
Title: package yiff-server 2.14.5-5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Could you please try the following to attempt to correct this issue? In a terminal, run

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Let us know if this fixes the issue for you.

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

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 560703, 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.