similar problems happened to me. I had a previous package installed by hand (gdebi) weeks before (8.x), and it seems that the package from the partner repositories didn't remove previous package previous to installing the new one from the repos.
-- package acroread 9.2-1karmic1 [modified: opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/GlobalPrefs/.config] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/476993 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs