dpkg: error processing colord (--configure):

Bug #975013 reported by bwallum
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colord (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Precise i386
I have tried to purge colord and re-install but that has not worked. Other updates seem to load fine. The following failure message has been with me for about 5 days now. the error occurs every time I run Update Manager.

Errors were encountered while processing:
 colord
Error in function:
Setting up colord (0.1.16-2) ...
dpkg: error processing colord (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) wrote :

Hello
Have you cleaned the cache before reinstall it ?

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affects: ubuntu → colord (Ubuntu)
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Aman Kapur (amankapur91) wrote :

How do you clean cache? I have the same problem after upgrading to 12.04 LTS ?

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Aman Kapur (amankapur91) wrote :

I ran apt-get clean in root, and I still have the same error when i run "dkpg --configure-a"

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in colord (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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