Bug#55474: Can't install: post inst script crashes

[exa <erayo@cs.bilkent.edu.tr>]

Package: base-config
Version: 0.07
Severity: important

I'm reporting verbose:

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orion:exa$ sudo dpkg --install
/var/cache/apt/archives/base-config_0.07_i386.deb 
(Reading database ... 116117 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace base-config 0.07 (using .../base-config_0.07_i386.deb)
...
Unpacking replacement base-config ...
Setting up base-config (0.07) ...
dpkg: error processing base-config (--install):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 base-config
  
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the same thing had happened the first time i tried to install the package
using apt, too.


-- System Information
Debian Release: potato
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux orion 2.2.13 #1 Wed Jan 12 08:03:57 EET 2000 i686

Versions of packages base-config depends on:
ii  apt                           0.3.16     Advanced front-end for dpkg       
ii  debconf                       0.2.76     Debian configuration management sy