I have the same error when I try to update my postgresql with synaptic. This is what I have in the console (my locale is set to pt_br):
Pré-configurando pacotes ... Selecionando pacote previamente não selecionado postgresql-client-common. (Lendo banco de dados ... 195828 arquivos e diretórios atualmente instalados.) Descompactando postgresql-client-common (de .../postgresql-client-common_87_all.deb) ... Selecionando pacote previamente não selecionado postgresql-common. Descompactando postgresql-common (de .../postgresql-common_87_all.deb) ... Selecionando pacote previamente não selecionado postgresql-8.3. Preparando para substituir postgresql-8.3 8.3.1-1 (usando .../postgresql-8.3_8.3.3-0ubuntu0.8.04_i386.deb) ... * Stopping PostgreSQL 8.3 database server * pg_ctl: could not send stop signal (PID: 10578): Não existe o processo (does not shutdown gracefully, now stopping immediately)pg_ctl: could not send stop signal (PID: 10578): Não existe o processo Insecure dependency in kill while running with -T switch at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 381. (does not shutdown, killing the process) ...fail! invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql-8.3, action "stop" failed. dpkg: aviso - antigo script pre-removal retornou erro de estado de saída 9 dpkg - tentando script do novo pacote em vez disso ... * Stopping PostgreSQL 8.3 database server * pg_ctl: could not send stop signal (PID: 10578): Não existe o processo (does not shutdown gracefully, now stopping immediately)pg_ctl: could not send stop signal (PID: 10578): Não existe o processo Insecure dependency in kill while running with -T switch at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 381. (does not shutdown, killing the process) ...fail! invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql-8.3, action "stop" failed. dpkg: erro processando /var/cache/apt/archives/postgresql-8.3_8.3.3-0ubuntu0.8.04_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocesso novo script pre-removal retornou código de saída de error 9 Erros foram encontrados durante processamento de: /var/cache/apt/archives/postgresql-8.3_8.3.3-0ubuntu0.8.04_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A instalação de um pacote falhou. Tentando recuperar: Instalando postgresql-client-common (87) ... Instalando postgresql-common (87) ... E: /var/cache/apt/archives/postgresql-8.3_8.3.3-0ubuntu0.8.04_i386.deb: subprocesso novo script pre-removal retornou código de saída de error 9 ** Changed in: postgresql-8.3 (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- Pre-removal script error https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205699 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