i have the exact same issue in ubuntu 9.1 the error reads as follows E: /var/cache/apt/archives/gstreamer0.10-plugins- bad_0.10.14-4ubuntu1_i386.deb: unable to create `/usr/share/locale/af/LC_MESSAGES/gst-plugins-bad-0.10.mo.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/share/locale/af/LC_MESSAGES/gst-plugins- bad-0.10.mo')
(Reading database ... 271921 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad 0.10.8-1 (using .../gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad_0.10.14-4ubuntu1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad ... Replaced by files in installed package gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad_0.10.14-4ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack): unable to create `/usr/share/locale/af/LC_MESSAGES/gst-plugins-bad-0.10.mo.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/share/locale/af/LC_MESSAGES/gst-plugins-bad-0.10.mo'): No such file or directory dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad_0.10.14-4ubuntu1_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: -- GStreamer plugins from the "bad" set failed to install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369781 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