My /usr/local/bin directory is empty but installing octave3.2 still returns an error.
Running Ubuntu 9.10 (upgraded from 9.04) on amd64. The last few lines of the install read: Setting up octave3.2 (3.2.2-2build1) ... error: `pkg' undefined near line 0 column 1 dpkg: error processing octave3.2 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Processing triggers for libc-bin ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place Processing triggers for menu ... Errors were encountered while processing: octave3.2 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- octave3.2 fails to install via apt-get with libumfpack.so.3.2.0 error https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/465005 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