Linux Ushare wont work :(

[K]

Trying to install Ushare, but it wont install. Had it before and removed it as i couldn't get it to work..

installArchives() failed: Preconfiguring packages ...

/etc/ushare.conf: 6: Media: not found

ushare failed to preconfigure with exit status 127.

Preconfiguring packages ...

/etc/ushare.conf: 6: Media: not found

ushare failed to preconfigure with exit status 127.

Selecting previously deselected package ushare.

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(Reading database ... 167343 files and directories currently installed.)

Unpacking ushare (from .../ushare_1.1a-0ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...

Processing triggers for man-db ...

Processing triggers for ureadahead ...

ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot

Setting up ushare (1.1a-0ubuntu5) ...

/etc/ushare.conf: 6: Media: not found

dpkg: error processing ushare (--configure):

subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

Errors were encountered while processing:

ushare

Setting up ushare (1.1a-0ubuntu5) ...

/etc/ushare.conf: 6: Media: not found

dpkg: error processing ushare (--configure):

subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

When i say i removed it.. i removed it but the config files stay??

Any help with this?

 

[hawkish]

What distro are you running mate?

 

[K]

Ubuntu 10.10.

cheers

 

[hawkish]

how about using apt-get in terminal

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ushare
sudo apt-get update

sorted

 

[K]

how about using apt-get in terminal



sorted

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
ushare is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libobrender21 libobparser21 libdesktop-agnostic0 fortunes-min
libdesktop-agnostic-cfg-gconf linux-headers-2.6.35-22 fortune-mod
linux-headers-2.6.35-22-generic librecode0 libdesktop-agnostic-vfs-gio
libdesktop-agnostic-fdo-glib
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up ushare (1.1a-0ubuntu5) ...
/etc/ushare.conf: 6: Media: not found
dpkg: error processing ushare (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
ushare
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
carl@Con-Ker:~$


Im tempted to do a quick reformat.. pishing me right off lol.. all bloody week ive tried to sort this.

 

[hawkish]

force install it

repeat the above and use

apt-get -f install

after the error report

 

[K]

Ill format it mate lol cheers anyway


Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
ushare is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libobrender21 libobparser21 libdesktop-agnostic0 fortunes-min
libdesktop-agnostic-cfg-gconf linux-headers-2.6.35-22 fortune-mod
linux-headers-2.6.35-22-generic librecode0 libdesktop-agnostic-vfs-gio
libdesktop-agnostic-fdo-glib
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up ushare (1.1a-0ubuntu5) ...
/etc/ushare.conf: 6: Media: not found
dpkg: error processing ushare (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
ushare
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
carl@Con-Ker:~$ apt-get -f install
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?

 

[hawkish]

i forgot to put sudo before the instruction, may be worth a try before reformatting you never know

 

[K]

yeah, tried sudo.. got same error.. format later.. only takes 2 mins anyway..

Thanks again.

 

[K]

Sweet, Formatted and reinstalled Ushare.. works a treat now.. config file a little shyte to setup like but its on and im watching a film..

Cheers hawkish..