Thread: debconf dpkg package broken

hi,



dont know how install debconf package on ubuntu lts 10.04:

************framework*************
root@izar:/home/candido# uname -a
linux izar 2.6.32-37-generic #81-ubuntu smp fri dec 2 20:35:14 utc 2011 i686 gnu/linux


***********error messages:*****************
root@izar:/home/candido# aptitude install debconf
reading package lists... done
building dependency tree
reading state information... done
reading extended state information
initializing package states... done
following packages removed:
intltool-debian{u} libjiu-java{u} libjlibeps-java{u} libswt-cairo-gtk-3.5-jni{u} libswt-gnome-gtk-3.5-jni{u} libswt-gtk-3.5-java{u} libswt-gtk-3.5-jni{u}
libswt-mozilla-gtk-3.5-jni{u} nvidia-173-modaliases{u} nvidia-96-modaliases{u} nvidia-current-modaliases{u} po-debconf{u}
following partially installed packages configured:
debconf
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 12 remove , 3 not upgraded.
need 0b of archives. after unpacking 4,411kb freed.
want continue? [y/n/?] y
writing extended state information... done
setting debconf (1.5.28ubuntu4) ...
dpkg: error processing debconf (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
errors encountered while processing:
debconf
e: sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned error code (1)
package failed install. trying recover:
setting debconf (1.5.28ubuntu4) ...
dpkg: error processing debconf (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
errors encountered while processing:
debconf
reading package lists... done
building dependency tree
reading state information... done
reading extended state information
initializing package states... done


**************questions**********
¿recursive installation?
¿debconf installation needed debconf?


thanks
candido

code:

sudo apt-get install -f

should fix broken packages.

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