dpkg error for install of linux kernel v2.6.32-24

[Tom H]

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Pastor JW
<pastor_jw at the-inner-circle.org> wrote:
> On Thursday, July 29, 2010 11:27:59 am NoOp wrote:
>> On 07/29/2010 12:54 AM, Alain Muls wrote:
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > I get the following error when dpkg is run
>> >
>> > Errors were encountered while processing:
>> >  linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic
>> >  linux-image-generic
>> >  linux-generic
>> >  linux-headers-2.6.32-24-generic
>> >  linux-headers-generic
>> >
>> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
>>
>> <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&complete=0&q=ubuntu+%2B"E%3A+Sub-proces
>> s+%2Fusr%2Fbin%2Fdpkg+returned+an+error+code+(1)"&btnG=Search>
>
> Yes, I kinda wanted to know the answer to your question also Alain.  I removed
> the kernal and fell back to the previous one.  Not a real solution but better
> than wasting all that time with google.  Perhaps someone will come up with a
> REAL answer but in the meantime the fallback allows one to use his computer
> til he does get an actual answer.

NoOp's link provides real help:
sudo dpkg --configure --pending
sudo apt-get install -f