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Old 01-17-2007, 10:58 AM   #1
ricardogorayeb
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error while install wpasupplicant


I've got this error when i try to install wpasupplicant

apt-get install wpasupplicant
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
kwlan
The following packages will be upgraded:
wpasupplicant
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
45 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/621kB of archives.
After unpacking 389kB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ...
dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `x-an' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.
122669 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace wpasupplicant 0.5.5-3v1ubuntu4 (using .../wpasupplicant_0.5.7+3v1ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement wpasupplicant ...
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 10
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/wpasupplicant_0.5.7+3v1ubuntu3_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 10
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 10
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/wpasupplicant_0.5.7+3v1ubuntu3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Can anybody help me?
 
Old 01-17-2007, 06:50 PM   #2
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Did you try removing it and trying again?
Code:
sudo dpkg -P wpasupplicant
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wpasupplicant
 
  


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