xserver failed to preconfigure, with exit status 139

[andre]

Hi, I'm new to debian system e dpkg....

I get this errors while trying to install xserver, but for the moment I 
installed it manually with the magic "mc".

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Preconfiguring packages ...
xserver-xorg failed to preconfigure, with exit status 139
(Reading database ... 103271 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking xserver-xorg (from .../xserver-xorg_6.8.1-0.4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xorg_6.8.1-0.4_i386.deb 
(--unpack):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 139
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Preconfiguring packages ...
xserver-xfree86 failed to preconfigure, with exit status 139
(Reading database ... 103271 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking xserver-xfree86 
(from .../xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6ubuntu25_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error 
processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6ubuntu25_i386.deb 
(--unpack):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 139
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Preconfiguring packages ...
xserver-xfree86 failed to preconfigure, with exit status 139
(Reading database ... 103271 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking xserver-xfree86 
(from .../xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6ubuntu25.1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error 
processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6ubuntu25.1_i386.deb 
(--unpack):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 139

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