is this meant to be a joke

[ubuntumaybe]

Fetched 127MB in 1h4min29s (32.9kB/s)
Extract templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
Setting up base-files (4.0.1ubuntu5.8.04.4) ...
find: /var/cache/anthy: No such file or directory
chgrp 0 /boot/cdrom
chgrp: cannot dereference `/boot/cdrom': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing base-files (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 123
Errors were encountered while processing:
base-files
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Perhaps someone can explain the problem to me in plain english. Thank you.

[oldos2er]

What command did you run?

[ubuntumaybe]

Hi,

I had run the apt-get update followed by apt-get upgrade and then after over 1 hour of downloading files I received that problem. I should have checked the site before I created this thread because I found the solution to the problem. I think I would prefer if someone just deleted this thread. Thanks.

[Niniel]

You can mark the thread [Solved] (thread tools).
And link to your solution in case somebody ever has the same problem and actually searches the forums before asking a question. :)

[ubuntumaybe]

Hi,

I have included the thread that has the solution. I checked the thread tools and there was no mention of marking the thread as closed. THanks.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=987044

[oldos2er]

The 'thanks' and 'mark thread as solved' options are temporarily disabled.