E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[c0ld3l3m3nt]

I just wanted to show a example of a problem Ive been having but cant quite fix all installs even simple software based ones will get to about 90% complete before it pauses and I get this error ... If anyone can point me in the direction of tryin to fix this issue it would be greatly appreciated. This is a new problem that just started yesterday fyi.

Example 1:

root@bt:~# apt-get install gtk-gnutella
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
gtk-gnutella is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libdmraid1.0.0.rc16 sqlite python-pyicu libdebian-installer4 cryptsetup
  libecryptfs0 reiserfsprogs rdate bogl-bterm ecryptfs-utils libdebconfclient0
  dmraid keyutils
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up nvidia-173 (173.14.22-0ubuntu11) ...
Removing old nvidia-173-173.14.22 DKMS files...

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Deleting module version: 173.14.22
completely from the DKMS tree.
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Done.
Loading new nvidia-173-173.14.22 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 2.6.38
Building for architecture i686
Building initial module for 2.6.38

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 2.6.38 (i686)
Consult the make.log in the build directory
/var/lib/dkms/nvidia-173/173.14.22/build/ for more information.
dpkg: error processing nvidia-173 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for python-support ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 nvidia-173
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Example 2:

root@bt:~# apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  backtrack-utils framework3 linux-image linux-source tcpreplay
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up nvidia-173 (173.14.22-0ubuntu11) ...
Removing old nvidia-173-173.14.22 DKMS files...

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Deleting module version: 173.14.22
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.
Loading new nvidia-173-173.14.22 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 2.6.38
Building for architecture i686
Building initial module for 2.6.38

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 2.6.38 (i686)
Consult the make.log in the build directory
/var/lib/dkms/nvidia-173/173.14.22/build/ for more information.
dpkg: error processing nvidia-173 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for python-support ...
Errors were encountered while processing:  nvidia-173
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I was tryin to upgrade after removing somethings this is the response I get:

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Deleting module version: 195.36.24
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.
Loading new nvidia-current-195.36.24 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 2.6.38
Building for architecture i686
Building initial module for 2.6.38

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 2.6.38 (i686)
Consult the make.log in the build directory
/var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/195.36.24/build/ for more information.
dpkg: error processing nvidia-current (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-glx-185:
 nvidia-glx-185 depends on nvidia-current; however:
  Package nvidia-current is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing nvidia-glx-185 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for python-support ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 nvidia-173
 nvidia-96
 nvidia-current
 nvidia-glx-185
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Snayler]

Ok, be honest: Have you searched at all for a solution? I only ask because googling the error message gives hundreds of thousands of results, and looking to the bottom of this thread (in the "similar threads" section) I can see at least 3 threads with the same title, and other 2 that possibly will have a solution. Forum rules are meant for everyone...

[KMDave]

Please reread the forum rules and search before asking questions as Snayler mentioned before.

Thanks