> 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