Same problems in the german ubuntuusers-Forum in some cases but only with Upgrades both from Hardy and Karmic. Not only with wine but also with other packages. It seems that the package installer doesnt work properly enough in some cases.
You can try to rename (not remove!) the corresponding /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list (maybe also the *.postinst ?!) ONE BY ONE (!!!) and try to sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/wine.list /var/lib/dpkg/info/wine.backup sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get dist-upgrade sudo dpkg --configure packagename (e.g. wine, -a will not work, I think) sudo apt-get -f install sudo apt-get install --reinstall wine In a virtual system I was able to fix the complete removal (!!!) of the entire /dpkg/-Folder and therefore to fix the system, but this was a clean install not an upgrade. And this is not a workaround but a "brute- force" method which can destroy your entire system. -- Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/wine1.2_1.1.42-0ubuntu4_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/575380 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