I saw something similar as well, but not with kdebase. I saw the very same message when trying to update from Kubuntu 9.10 64-bit to 10.04. However, a bit before I saw this message it complained about not being able to install the xorg-video-fglrx package. I was using the ATI driver packages from the ATI website rather than the one in the repository.
The error message ended with (why can't I copy/paste this from the error dialog?): "E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1), E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)" I'll attach the files from /var/log/dist-upgrade. ** Attachment added: "dist-upgrade.tar.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47098318/dist-upgrade.tar.gz -- Could Not Install The Upgrades Kubuntu 9.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/479524 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