subprocess post-installation script errors

[punong_bisyonaryo]

I had installed Jaunty a few days ago. And after install, the update-manager popped up offering several updates. I updated my system, but there were some "subprocess post-installation" problems, although I could install other programs just fine.
My errors were the following:


Setting up synaptic (0.62.5ubuntu3) ...
Segmentation fault
dpkg: error processing synaptic (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Setting up evince (2.26.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Segmentation fault
dpkg: error processing evince (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-netbook-remix:
ubuntu-netbook-remix depends on evince; however:
Package evince is not configured yet.
ubuntu-netbook-remix depends on synaptic; however:
Package synaptic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-netbook-remix (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of jockey-gtk:
jockey-gtk depends on synaptic; however:
Package synaptic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing jockey-gtk (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up gnome-applets-data (2.26.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Segmentation fault
dpkg: error processing gnome-applets-data (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Setting up gnome-system-tools (2.22.2-0ubuntu4) ...
Segmentation fault
dpkg: error processing gnome-system-tools (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Setting up ubuntu-docs (9.04.10) ...
Segmentation fault
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-docs (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-applets:
gnome-applets depends on gnome-applets-data (>= 2.26); however:
Package gnome-applets-data is not configured yet.
gnome-applets depends on gnome-applets-data (<< 2.27); however:
Package gnome-applets-data is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing gnome-applets (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-manager:
update-manager depends on synaptic (>= 0.57.8); however:
Package synaptic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing update-manager (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of software-properties-gtk:
software-properties-gtk depends on synaptic (>= 0.57.8); however:
Package synaptic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing software-properties-gtk (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apturl:
apturl depends on synaptic; however:
Package synaptic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing apturl (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of language-selector:
language-selector depends on synaptic; however:
Package synaptic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing language-selector (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-app-install:
gnome-app-install depends on synaptic (>= 0.57.8); however:
Package synaptic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing gnome-app-install (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
synaptic
evince
ubuntu-netbook-remix
jockey-gtk
gnome-applets-data
gnome-system-tools
ubuntu-docs
gnome-applets
update-manager
software-properties-gtk
apturl
language-selector
gnome-app-install

Then I found through http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=590812 that if I removed /var/lib/scrollkeeper/scrollkeeper_docs it might work again. And it did. Funny thing is this problem and solution came all the way back from Feisty.
I hope this helps someone out there.