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:
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>>> 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
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>>>>>>         
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>>>>> 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
>>     
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> Try to remove libio-stringy-perl and then install it again.
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>
>    Florian
>   
Associated with the problem, (in Synaptic Package Manager)
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E: libio-stringy-perl: subprocess installed post-installation script 
returned error exit status 2