Setting up briquolo (0.5.6-1ubuntu1) ...

Asked by Leeston

I had several programs installing using apt-get. Of course my battery died on my laptop. I restarted the computer plugged in and attempted to use apt-get again when I was given a error that I need to run dpkg --configure -a to fix.

I ran that command and after reading some other forums ran apt-get -f install and I get the following error(s):

lbsimmon@lbsimmon-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up briquolo (0.5.6-1ubuntu1) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute post-installation script: Exec format error
dpkg: error processing briquolo (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 briquolo

lbsimmon@lbsimmon-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up briquolo (0.5.6-1ubuntu1) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute post-installation script: Exec format error
dpkg: error processing briquolo (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 briquolo
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

... Any help is greatly appreciated! This is a new install of ubuntu 7.10

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10111 (joachim-neu) said :
#1

You could try to remove and reinstall the package!

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Leeston (leeston) said :
#2

Remove and reinstall what package? apt? dpkg? Sorry kind of new to this OS.

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Best Markus Thielmann (thielmann) said :
#3

Thanks for your question. We regret the difficulties you are facing.

It seems either your package is corrupt, or you are facing some strange problems with apt's database.

Please try the following

1) sudo apt-get remove briquolo
2) sudo apt-get update
3) sudo apt-get upgrade
4) sudo apt-get clean
5) sudo apt-get install briquolo

Please report any error messages back to this tracker.

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Leeston (leeston) said :
#4

Thank you so much! I ended up reinstalling ubuntu but will keep this e-mail for future reference.

I appreciate all the help!

Thanks again,

Leeston