kubuntu-desktop - dpkg --configure fails

[Prad]

Hi - just upgraded from Kubuntu Feisty to Gutsy.

Error report:

pradandyoli@pradandyoli-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for pradandyoli:
Setting up acpid (1.0.4-5ubuntu8) ...
 * Loading ACPI modules... [ OK ]
 * Starting ACPI services... acpid: can't open /proc/acpi/event: Device or resource busy
invoke-rc.d: initscript acpid, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing acpid (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of acpi-support:
 acpi-support depends on acpid (>= 1.0.4-1ubuntu4); however:
  Package acpid is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing acpi-support (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of powermanagement-interface:
 powermanagement-interface depends on acpi-support (>= 0.17); however:
  Package acpi-support is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing powermanagement-interface (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kubuntu-desktop:
 kubuntu-desktop depends on acpi-support; however:
  Package acpi-support is not configured yet.
 kubuntu-desktop depends on acpid; however:
  Package acpid is not configured yet.
 kubuntu-desktop depends on powermanagement-interface; however:
  Package powermanagement-interface is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing kubuntu-desktop (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 acpid
 acpi-support
 powermanagement-interface
 kubuntu-desktop
pradandyoli@pradandyoli-laptop:~$

[Prad (praddesilva)]

Work around -

sudo aptitude purge acpid
sudo install kubuntu-desktop

This did the trick for me

Cheers

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

Thank you for your bug report.
I'm marking is as duplicate of bug 63450, where I've just provided a fix for this.