Appears that /var/lib/dpkg/info/ibus-qt4.* files are zero bytes and were corrupted during the hard-lock:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 372 2009-10-13 09:48 ibus-qt4.list -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2009-08-24 12:19 ibus-qt4.md5sums -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-24 12:19 ibus-qt4.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-24 12:19 ibus-qt4.postrm Fixed by renaming the zero byte files and then sudo apt-get remove ibus-qt4 sudo apt-get install ibus-qt4 ** Changed in: ibus-qt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- package ibus-qt4 1.2.0.20090728-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/450187 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