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Old 04-03-2013
Ubuntu Installation problem in Ubuntu

ins this a common problem , whenever i try installing a new package or software i usually get this failure msg:


Setting up dsc-statistics-collector (201203250530-1) ...
Adding system user
Warning: The home dir /home/Debian-dsc-statistics you specified already exists.
The system user `Debian-dsc-statistics' already exists. Exiting.
* Starting DNS Statistics Collector (default) dsc-collector * already running! Smilie
[fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript dsc-statistics-collector, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing dsc-statistics-collector (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:


i cant linkup the problem w/o knowledge of DNS static collector and their significance in this context
even googling it doesn't give satisfactory meaning

i m expecting expert review!
Smilie

thanks in advance Smilie


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# 2  
Old 04-03-2013
I think it's saying it's already installed. Have you tried "apt-get remove" first, and then install it again?
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# 3  
Old 04-03-2013
while doing as you suggested " apt-get remove package "

while doing as you suggested " apt-get remove package "
but still the problem remains the same as you can see .....Smilie
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# 4  
Old 04-03-2013
It says some directory and some user already exist, so exiting. I would try getting rid of the directory and the user, try apt-get remove, apt-get install again.

I confess I have never used a linux desktop program. Smilie I'm just a command line user. I tried installing software-center here on my ubuntu 12.10 system. apt-get install software-center. It went on a long time. Gosh, it installed a lot of stuff. Anyway, it went to completion. So it "oughta" work there. Here's the tail end, with one line I wrapped by hand to fit better on this forum:
Code:
Setting up software-properties-common (0.92.9) ...
Setting up python3-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets (0.45+bzr861-0ubuntu9.1.2) ...
Setting up libcanberra-gtk3-module:i386 (0.29-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up python3-aptdaemon.pkcompat (0.45+bzr861-0ubuntu9.1.2) ...
Setting up sessioninstaller (0.20+bzr131-0ubuntu2) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/gst-install to provide 
  /usr/bin/gstreamer-codec-install (gstreamer-codec-install) in auto mode
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Setting up ubuntu-drivers-common (1:0.2.71.1) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Setting up software-properties-gtk (0.92.9) ...
Setting up humanity-icon-theme (0.6.1) ...
Setting up gnome-icon-theme (3.6.0-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up software-center (5.4.1.4) ...
Updating software catalog...this may take a moment.
INFO:softwarecenter.db.pkginfo_impl.aptcache:aptcache.open()
Software catalog update was successful.
Setting up ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk (1:0.190.6) ...
Setting up update-notifier (0.126) ...
Setting up update-manager (1:0.174.4) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place

Not sure what else to suggest, except try deleting or changing whatever it's complaining about. Normally, apt-get is very good, as you probably know. But I guess every now and then it can get confused.

But I can see how it might be nice to have a GUI front end. But if it just won't go, you might try aptitude. It's a kind of text-based interface for browsing through packages and installing them. I don't use it. I normally just look around the debian package lists to find something I might want.
 
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