apt-get -f install seg fault

Hi I'm having a similar issue with aptitude. apt-get -f install won't complete with the following code returned:

Code:

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mark@R2D2:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree     
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  python-aptdaemon python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets python-aptdaemon.pkcompat
The following packages will be upgraded:
  python-aptdaemon python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets python-aptdaemon.pkcompat
3 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
73 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/126 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 315544 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace python-aptdaemon.pkcompat 0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu7 (using .../python-aptdaemon.pkcompat_0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8_all.deb) ...
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 139
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-aptdaemon.pkcompat_0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8_all.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 139
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Preparing to replace python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets 0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu7 (using .../python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets_0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8_all.deb) ...
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 139
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets_0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8_all.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 139
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Preparing to replace python-aptdaemon 0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu7 (using .../python-aptdaemon_0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8_all.deb) ...
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 139
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-aptdaemon_0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8_all.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 139
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/python-aptdaemon.pkcompat_0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8_all.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets_0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8_all.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/python-aptdaemon_0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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The following is also returned when I

sudo tail /var/log/apt/term.log|tr \\r \\n
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-aptdaemon_0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8_all.deb (--unpack):

subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 139

Segmentation fault (core dumped)

dpkg: error while cleaning up:

subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139

Errors were encountered while processing:

/var/cache/apt/archives/python-aptdaemon.pkcompat_0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8_all.deb

/var/cache/apt/archives/python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets_0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8_all.deb

/var/cache/apt/archives/python-aptdaemon_0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu8_all.deb

Log ended: 2013-03-22 10:04:01


Any suggestions would be helpful please as I am still a newbie
precise 12.04

Post moved to its own thread. Please start a new thread rather than "hijacking" someone else's.

Try

Code:

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sudo rm -r /var/cache/apt/archives/*

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Then run the upgrade again.

My apologies to handimanmark and cortman. Please see this thread instead: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2128220