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[Zac <zac280@xxxxxxxxx>]

I now have LIRC compiled with the iguanaIR driver, but the LIRC install
is still broken. Without the symlink fix, I get the ls error. With it, I
still get

Errors were encountered while processing:
 lirc

I've tried apt-get clean, dpkg --configure -a and apt-get install -f,
none fix the broken lirc install. It's a real pain since it won't let me
install anything else. For example:

htpc@htpc:~$ sudo apt-get install samba-common
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
samba-common is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up lirc (0.9.0-0ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing lirc (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 20
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:
 lirc
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


I'm pretty much a linux noob, and have no idea why a broken install of one package affects everything else. The only bright side is my IR blaster works again.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1004239

Title:
  lirc installation error in Ubuntu 12.04

Status in “lirc” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  
  lirc installation with apt-get ends with an error message. 
  lirc removal and then re-installation ends with the same error message. 

  sudo apt-get install lirc

  Suggested packages:
    lirc-x
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    lirc
  0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 0 B/625 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 2,920 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Preconfiguring packages ...
  Selecting previously unselected package lirc.
  (Reading database ... 302295 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking lirc (from .../lirc_0.9.0-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
  Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  Setting up lirc (0.9.0-0ubuntu1) ...
  ls: cannot access /lib/modules/3.2.0-24-generic/kernel/drivers/staging/lirc: No such file or directory
  dpkg: error processing lirc (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   lirc
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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