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package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

Bug #794411 reported by Andrea Schiefer on 2011-06-08

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #793890: package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: /var/lib/dpkg/info/bcmwl-kernel-source.postinst: 53: Syntax error: "fi" unexpected (expecting ";;"). Edit Remove

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Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	bcmwl (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Tried to run install updates, came up with this error. Unable to install package update, not sure if this is important or why it crashed?

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-9.43-generic 2.6.38.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-9-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx
AptOrdering:
earcandy: Remove
bcmwl-kernel-source: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jun 8 00:22:09 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
SourcePackage: bcmwl
Title: package bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-30 (38 days ago)

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Andrea Schiefer (djpurity) wrote on 2011-06-08:

Dependencies.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (452 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (111.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (922 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Robert Roth (evfool) wrote on 2011-06-08:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #793890, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.
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