Perl lib error - possible bug

[Cyborg Alpha]

Florian Diesch wrote:
> Cyborg Alpha <cyborg.alpha.v1 at gmail.com> writes:
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>> Florian Diesch wrote:
>>     
>>> Cyborg Alpha <cyborg.alpha.v1 at gmail.com> writes:
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>>>       
>>>> Florian Diesch wrote:
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>>>>         
>>>>> Cyborg Alpha <cyborg.alpha.v1 at gmail.com> writes:
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>>>>>           
>>>>>> 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
>   
remove==
----
*name*@*name*:~$ sudo apt-get remove --remove libio-stringy-perl
[sudo] password for ch3:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libio-stringy-perl
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 360kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 193359 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libio-stringy-perl ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec 
format error
dpkg: error processing libio-stringy-perl (--remove):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: 
Exec format error
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libio-stringy-perl
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

==re-install
--------

*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
dpkg: error processing libio-stringy-perl (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up libossp-uuid15 (1.6.2-0ubuntu1) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: 
Exec format error
dpkg: error processing libossp-uuid15 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libossp-uuid-perl:
 libossp-uuid-perl depends on libossp-uuid15; however:
  Package libossp-uuid15 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libossp-uuid-perl (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a 
followup error from a previous failure.
                          Errors were encountered while processing:
 libio-stringy-perl
 libossp-uuid15
 libossp-uuid-perl
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)