This bug did not happen for us with 32-bit dapper, but does occur (as reported) for 64-bit lucid.
$ uname -a
Linux tbushnell-test 2.6.32-26-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 24 10:14:11 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ dpkg -i linux*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-====================================-===============================================-============================================
un linux-doc-2.6.32 <none> (no description available)
ii linux-firmware 1.34.1 Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
ii linux-generic 2.6.32.26.28 Complete Generic Linux kernel
un linux-headers <none> (no description available)
un linux-headers-2.6 <none> (no description available)
ii linux-headers-2.6.32-21 2.6.32-21.32 Header files related to Linux kernel version
ii linux-headers-2.6.32-21-generic 2.6.32-21.32 Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.32 on x
ii linux-headers-2.6.32-26 2.6.32-26.48 Header files related to Linux kernel version
ii linux-headers-2.6.32-26-generic 2.6.32-26.48 Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.32 on x
ii linux-headers-generic 2.6.32.26.28 Generic Linux kernel headers
un linux-image <none> (no description available)
un linux-image-2.6 <none> (no description available)
ii linux-image-2.6.32-26-generic 2.6.32-26.48 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 on x86
ii linux-image-generic 2.6.32.26.28 Generic Linux kernel image
un linux-initramfs-tool <none> (no description available)
un linux-kernel-headers <none> (no description available)
un linux-kernel-log-daemon <none> (no description available)
ii linux-libc-dev 2.6.32-26.48 Linux Kernel Headers for development
un linux-restricted-common <none> (no description available)
ii linux-sound-base 1.0.22.1+dfsg-0ubuntu3 base package for ALSA and OSS sound systems
un linux-source-2.6.32 <none> (no description available)
un linux-tools <none> (no description available)
un linux32 <none> (no description available)
un linuxprinting.org-ppds <none> (no description available)
Version info is here.
This bug did not happen for us with 32-bit dapper, but does occur (as reported) for 64-bit lucid.
$ uname -a Unknown/ Install/ Remove/ Purge/Hold Not/Inst/ Cfg-files/ Unpacked/ Failed- cfg/Half- inst/trig- aWait/Trig- pend /Reinst- required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ======= ======= ======= ======= =====-= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ====-== ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= 2.6.32- 21 2.6.32-21.32 Header files related to Linux kernel version 2.6.32- 21-generic 2.6.32-21.32 Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.32 on x 2.6.32- 26 2.6.32-26.48 Header files related to Linux kernel version 2.6.32- 26-generic 2.6.32-26.48 Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.32 on x generic 2.6.32.26.28 Generic Linux kernel headers 2.6.32- 26-generic 2.6.32-26.48 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 on x86 -tool <none> (no description available) headers <none> (no description available) log-daemon <none> (no description available) d-common <none> (no description available) 1+dfsg- 0ubuntu3 base package for ALSA and OSS sound systems org-ppds <none> (no description available)
Linux tbushnell-test 2.6.32-26-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 24 10:14:11 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ dpkg -i linux*
Desired=
| Status=
|/ Err?=(none)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-===
un linux-doc-2.6.32 <none> (no description available)
ii linux-firmware 1.34.1 Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
ii linux-generic 2.6.32.26.28 Complete Generic Linux kernel
un linux-headers <none> (no description available)
un linux-headers-2.6 <none> (no description available)
ii linux-headers-
ii linux-headers-
ii linux-headers-
ii linux-headers-
ii linux-headers-
un linux-image <none> (no description available)
un linux-image-2.6 <none> (no description available)
ii linux-image-
ii linux-image-generic 2.6.32.26.28 Generic Linux kernel image
un linux-initramfs
un linux-kernel-
un linux-kernel-
ii linux-libc-dev 2.6.32-26.48 Linux Kernel Headers for development
un linux-restricte
ii linux-sound-base 1.0.22.
un linux-source-2.6.32 <none> (no description available)
un linux-tools <none> (no description available)
un linux32 <none> (no description available)
un linuxprinting.