"Waited for * || true but it wasn't there " each time I run apt

Question

Every time I try to install ANYTHING with apt-get,i get this error

E: Waited for /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true but it wasn't there     
E: Failure running script /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true 

I have looked at many forums but none of them seem to have any answer.

Any help would be much appreciated at this time!

(everything must be done via command line, 13.04 server)

Tried Braiam's command, this was the output + command:

sudo sh -c "echo 'DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-pr
econfigure --apt || true";};' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/70debconf"                 
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--apt: 1: --apt: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string                       
-bash: true;};' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/70debconf: No such file or directory  

Answer 1

This means that you somehow screwed up your configuration scripts, the reason why is happening is because DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";}; doesn't exist in your scripts so you may have to create it:

sudo sh -c "echo 'DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";};' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/70debconf"

Then try again.

Answer 2

try-

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -f install

then see if error prompts.