Perl lib error - possible bug

[Florian Diesch]

Cyborg Alpha <cyborg.alpha.v1 at gmail.com> writes:

> Florian Diesch wrote:
>> Cyborg Alpha <cyborg.alpha.v1 at gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>   
>>> Florian Diesch wrote:
>>>     
>>>> Cyborg Alpha <cyborg.alpha.v1 at gmail.com> writes:
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>>> Setting up libio-stringy-perl (2.110-4) ...
>>>>>
>>>>> dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: 
>>>>> Exec format error
>>>>>
>>>>> dpkg: error processing libio-stringy-perl (--configure):
>>>>>
>>>>>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
>>>>>     
>>>>>         
>>>> Which version  of Ubuntu are you using?
>>>> What does 
>>>>   file /var/lib/dpkg/info/libio-stringy-perl.postinst
>>>> print?
>>>>       
>>> *name*@*name*:~$ file /var/lib/dpkg/info/libio-stringy-perl.postinst
>>> /var/lib/dpkg/info/libio-stringy-perl.postinst: empty
>>>     
>>
>> This shouldn't be empty. Running
>>  sudo apt-get clean; sudo apt-get install --reinstall libio-stringy-perl
>> should fix it.
>
> *name*@*name*:~$ sudo apt-get clean
> [sudo] password for *name*:    
> *name*@*name*:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall libio-stringy-perl
> Reading package lists... Done                                
> Building dependency tree                                     
> Reading state information... Done                            
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 1 not 
> upgraded.
> 3 not fully installed or removed.
> After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
> Setting up libio-stringy-perl (2.110-4) ...
> dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: 
> Exec format error

Try to remove libio-stringy-perl and then install it again.


   Florian
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