dpkg-reconfigure debconf error - Java install x86

Hi,

i am trying to install java on a ultra 2, and need to run "dpkg-reconfigure debconf", that gives me the error:

xargs: xargs.c:450: main: Assertion `bc_ctl.arg_max <= (131072-2048)' failed.
/var/lib/dpkg/info/debconf.prerm: line 7:  9534 Done                    dpkg -L debconf
      9535 Broken pipe             | awk '~/\.py$/ {print "c\n" "o"}'
      9536 Aborted                 | xargs rm -f 1>&2

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this? :(