[Bug 315602] [NEW] apt-get upgrade fails for 8.04.1 Server

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As of this morning I am unable to run apt-get upgrade on Ubuntu server
LTS. Here is the output:

# apt-get install util-linux -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
util-linux
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/440kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 34002 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace util-linux 2.13.1-5ubuntu2 (using .../util-linux_2.13.1-5ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
Errno architecture (i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi-2.6.15.7) does not match executable architecture (i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi-2.6.24-14-server) at /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/Errno.pm line 11.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/install-info line 304.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/install-info line 304.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 9
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Errno architecture (i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi-2.6.15.7) does not match executable architecture (i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi-2.6.24-14-server) at /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/Errno.pm line 11.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/install-info line 304.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/install-info line 304.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/util-linux_2.13.1-5ubuntu3_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 9
Errno architecture (i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi-2.6.15.7) does not match executable architecture (i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi-2.6.24-14-server) at /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/Errno.pm line 11.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/install-info line 304.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/install-info line 304.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 9
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/util-linux_2.13.1-5ubuntu3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Following some earlier posts on similar problems I have verified there
is only one version of install-info:

# which install-info
/usr/sbin/install-info

# dpkg -S $(which install-info)
dpkg: /usr/sbin/install-info

Where my case seems to differ from previous problems is that install-
info --version throws an error:

install-info --version
Errno architecture (i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi-2.6.15.7) does not match executable architecture (i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi-2.6.24-14-server) at /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/Errno.pm line 11.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/install-info line 304.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/install-info line 304.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release:        8.04

$ uname -r
2.6.24-22-server

This is a system that was installed with LTS and not upgraded from a
previous version. Perl is version 5.8.8 and installed from Ubuntu,
though we do have some custom modules installed from CPAN.

** Affects: util-linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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apt-get upgrade fails for 8.04.1 Server
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/315602
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