Muon updater failed this morning with an abend of ...

[GreyGeek]

file:///var/lib/dpkg/info/kubuntu-settings-desktop.postinst

The error msg said that there was an unexpected eof (end of file) and the interpreter was expecting to find a "}".
Just edit the file as root and insert the right brace just before the "exit (o)" line and save.
Then run
sudoe apt-get -f install

[TWPonKubuntu]

OK, I see this was posted in the 14.04 topic (duh!)

[edit]
Which version are you using?
I find no "exit(o)" in my file under Kubuntu 13.04
[edit]

And

What is "sudoe", I've not seen that command before. I assume it is an extension of "sudo"?

[GreyGeek]

....What is "sudoe", I've not seen that command before. I assume it is an extension of "sudo"?

Ya, it's a little know version of sudo that takes the "--typo" switch.

Here's the tail of my file:

    *)
        echo "$0 called with unknown argument \`$1'" 1>&2
        exit 1
        ;;
esac
}
exit 0

And it looks like I let my memory of C++ influence my memory of the exit comand in a bash script.

[TWPonKubuntu]

Ya, it's a little know version of sudo that takes the "--typo" switch.
.

Ah, now I remember it... I've used it myself (fumble fingers, even worse eyesight...).

I've not yet succeeded in getting 14.04 Alpha to install on my system.
I can run 14.04 from the "live" CD but the actual install fails with a complaint about my harddrive.
Of course I can re-install 13.04 with no problem. Still debugging this...

[oshunluvr]

Ah, now I remember it... I've used it myself (fumble fingers, even worse eyesight...).

I've not yet succeeded in getting 14.04 Alpha to install on my system.
I can run 14.04 from the "live" CD but the actual install fails with a complaint about my harddrive.
Of course I can re-install 13.04 with no problem. Still debugging this...

Ubiquity (the installer) freaks out about multiple hard drives and many partitions. You might want to do a sacrificial install of 13.04 and update your way to 14.04 to avoid the Ubiquity problem.

[TWPonKubuntu]

I'll try another machine first, rather than risk my /home data partition. 14.04 is still alpha, so I'm not in any hurry to use it for day-to-day.