This is preventing several important packages from installing. Could we get some help please?
sudo apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: python-crypto libboost-regex1.34.1 python-paramiko guile-g-wrap python-dev python-rpm libboost-iostreams1.34.1 guile-library g-wrap libtext-template-perl libpurple-bin openoffice.org-l10n-en-gb openoffice.org-l10n-en-za libsexymm2 libglademm-2.4-1c2a libgwrap-runtime0 Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 21 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up hal (0.5.9.1-6ubuntu1) ... * Reloading system message bus config... [ OK ] * Starting Hardware abstraction layer hald invoke-rc.d: initscript hal, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing hal (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-mount: gnome-mount depends on hal; however: Package hal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-mount (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-power-manager: gnome-power-manager depends on hal; however: Package hal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-power-manager (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-session: gnome-session depends on gnome-power-manager; however: Package gnome-power-manager is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-session (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-volume-manager: gnome-volume-manager depends on hal (>= 0.5.5.1); however: Package hal is not configured yet. gnome-volume-manager depends on gnome-mount; however: Package gnome-mount is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-volume-manager (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of hal-cups-utils: hal-cups-utils depends on hal; however: Package hal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing hal-cups-utils (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of hwdb-client-common: hwdb-client-common depends on hal; however: Package hal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing hwdb-client-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of hwdb-client-gnome: hwdb-client-gnome depends on hwdb-client-common (>= 0.6-0ubuntu23); however: Package hwdb-client-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing hwdb-client-gnome (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of hal-device-manager: hal-device-manager depends on hal; however: Package hal is not configured yet. hal-device-manager depends on hwdb-client-gnome; however: Package hwdb-client-gnome is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing hal-device-manager (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of hwdb-client-kde: hwdb-client-kde depends on hwdb-client-common; however: Package hwdb-client-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing hwdb-client-kde (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kde-guidance-powermanager: kde-guidance-powermanager depends on hal; however: Package hal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing kde-guidance-powermanager (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kubuntu-desktop: kubuntu-desktop depends on hal; however: Package hal is not configured yet. kubuntu-desktop depends on hwdb-client-kde; however: Package hwdb-client-kde is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing kubuntu-desktop (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of network-manager: network-manager depends on hal (>= 0.5.7.1); however: Package hal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing network-manager (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of network-manager-gnome: network-manager-gnome depends on network-manager (>= 0.6.5); however: Package network-manager is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing network-manager-gnome (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of network-manager-kde: network-manager-kde depends on network-manager (>= 0.6.2); however: Package network-manager is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing network-manager-kde (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of sound-juicer: sound-juicer depends on hal; however: Package hal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing sound-juicer (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of thunar-volman: thunar-volman depends on gnome-mount; however: Package gnome-mount is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing thunar-volman (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-notifier: update-notifier depends on hal; however: Package hal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing update-notifier (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-desktop: ubuntu-desktop depends on gnome-power-manager; however: Package gnome-power-manager is not configured yet. ubuntu-desktop depends on gnome-session; however: Package gnome-session is not configured yet. ubuntu-desktop depends on gnome-volume-manager; however: Package gnome-volume-manager is not configured yet. ubuntu-desktop depends on hal; however: Package hal is not configured yet. ubuntu-desktop depends on hal-device-manager; however: Package hal-device-manager is not configured yet. ubuntu-desktop depends on hwdb-client-gnome; however: Package hwdb-client-gnome is not configured yet. ubuntu-desktop depends on sound-juicer; however: Package sound-juicer is not configured yet. ubuntu-desktop depends on update-notifier; however: Package update-notifier is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ubuntu-desktop (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xfce4-session: xfce4-session depends on hal; however: Package hal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xfce4-session (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xubuntu-desktop: xubuntu-desktop depends on gnome-mount; however: Package gnome-mount is not configured yet. xubuntu-desktop depends on hal; however: Package hal is not configured yet. xubuntu-desktop depends on thunar-volman; however: Package thunar-volman is not configured yet. xubuntu-desktop depends on xfce4-session; however: Package xfce4-session is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xubuntu-desktop (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: hal gnome-mount gnome-power-manager gnome-session gnome-volume-manager hal-cups-utils hwdb-client-common hwdb-client-gnome hal-device-manager hwdb-client-kde kde-guidance-powermanager kubuntu-desktop network-manager network-manager-gnome network-manager-kde sound-juicer thunar-volman update-notifier ubuntu-desktop xfce4-session xubuntu-desktop Saving new apt-history status... E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- package hal 0.5.9.1-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128276 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs