I have the same symptoms as hilbert 10.04 - clean install; everything appears to be working OK but all Synaptic installs or apt-get install, etc
Here's an example installing apg: Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... The following NEW packages will be installed apg 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/53.2kB of archives. After this operation, 209kB of additional disk space will be used. Selecting previously deselected package apg. (Reading database ... dpkg: warning: files list file for package `gnome-power-manager' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed. ... and so on for many packages from line 12 until line 2332 finally .... (Reading database ... 35% (Reading database ... 40% (Reading database ... 45% (Reading database ... 50% (Reading database ... 55% (Reading database ... 60% (Reading database ... 65% (Reading database ... 70% (Reading database ... 75% (Reading database ... 80% (Reading database ... 85% (Reading database ... 90% (Reading database ... 95% (Reading database ... 100% (Reading database ... 38406 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking apg (from .../apg_2.2.3.dfsg.1-2_i386.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up grub-pc (1.98-1ubuntu6) ... dpkg: error processing grub-pc (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10 Setting up apg (2.2.3.dfsg.1-2) ... Errors were encountered while processing: grub-pc -- package grub-pc 1.98-1ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/576798 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs