> Hi > > I downloaded ubuntu 11.10 and installed it onto a spare partition. > I then followed the installation outlined on the TDE website > > sudo apt-get update > sudo apt-get install kubuntu-default-settings-trinity > kubuntu-desktop-trinity > > after an hour of downloading kde 3.5.13 apt-get install was doing what it > should have been doing BUT then I got the following error message: > > ~~~~~~~~~ start ~~~~~~~~ > > Extracting templates from packages: 100% > Preconfiguring packages ... > dpkg: sudo: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested: > ubuntu-minimal depends on sudo. > gksu depends on sudo. > (Reading database ... 135124 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing sudo ... > You have asked that the sudo package be removed, > but no root password has been set. > Without sudo, you may not be able to gain administrative privileges. > > If you would prefer to access the root account with su(1) > or by logging in directly, > you must set a root password with "sudo passwd". > > If you have arranged other means to access the root account, > and you are sure this is what you want, > you may bypass this check by setting an environment variable > (export SUDO_FORCE_REMOVE=yes). > > Refusing to remove sudo. > dpkg: error processing sudo (--remove): > subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already > Errors were > encountered while processing: > sudo > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > ~~~~~~~~~ end ~~~~~~~~ This is a known issue which has been resolved for R14.0, but is still present in 3.5.13. See http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net/show_bug.cgi?id=725 for the bug report. A workaround is here: http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net/show_bug.cgi?id=240#c3 Tim