I finally went into a terminal and used 'apt-get remove' to remove all of the error causing packages, one by one, then re-installed grub and other packages as needed to restore functioning and updating.
As reported above, automatic re-configuring did not work. My system seems to be functioning now, I will append data if needed later. Thank you for your help and consideration. -- package samba-common 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/555414 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