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package clamav-base 0.99.2+dfsg-6 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal

Bug #1698772 reported by Bernard Cayeux on 2017-06-19

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1679435: GNOME Software fails to install .deb packages that trigger debconf prompts. Edit Remove

This bug affects 4 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	clamav (Ubuntu)	Incomplete	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Hi, my Ubuntu version is 17.04
cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=17.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=zesty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 17.04"

Chronology

1. A fresh install of Ubuntu was done approx. 1 month ago by a non-expert.
2. Trying to install Screaming frog I noticed installation stalled (download was OK)
3. Tested software centre by installing ClamAv and it also stalled.
4 Now I went down the checklist mentioned here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure
5. It looked like the main issue was around the ca certificates which apparently were not at all installed.
6. Reran command[LANG=C;sudo apt-get -f install] and got output:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  ca-certificates-java java-common linux-headers-4.10.0-19
  linux-headers-4.10.0-19-generic linux-image-4.10.0-19-generic
  linux-image-extra-4.10.0-19-generic openjdk-9-jre-headless python3-dateutil
  qtdeclarative5-accounts-plugin qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-download-manager0.1
  unity-webapps-qml
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 20 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 57.8 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main amd64 clamav-base all 0.99.2+dfsg-6 [57.8 kB]
Fetched 57.8 kB in 1s (48.3 kB/s)
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of clamav-freshclam:
clamav-freshclam depends on clamav-base (>= 0.99.2+dfsg-6); however:
  Package clamav-base is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package clamav-freshclam (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of clamav:
clamav depends on clamav-freshclam (>= 0.99.2+dfsg) | clamav-data; however:
  Package clamav-freshclam is not configured yet.
  Package clamav-data is not installed.
  Package clamav-freshclam which provides clamav-data is not configured yet.

No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                    dpkg: error processing package clamav (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of clamtk:
clamtk depends on clamav (>= 0.95); however:
  Package clamav is not configured yet.
clamtk depends on clamav-freshclam (>= 0.95) | clamav-data; however:
  Package clamav-freshclam is not configured yet.
  Package clamav-data is not installed.
  Package clamav-freshclam which provides clamav-data is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package clamtk (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
Errors were encountered while processing:
clamav-freshclam
clamav
clamtk
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

7. Tried removing Clamav from software centre -stalled
8. Tried via terminal using command [sudo apt-get --purge remove clamav clamav-base clamav-daemon clamav-freshclam libclamav2] and got output
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'libclamav2' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'clamav-daemon' is not installed, so not removed
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  ca-certificates-java java-common libclamav7 libcommon-sense-perl
  libjson-perl libjson-xs-perl libllvm3.9 libmspack0 libtext-csv-perl
  libtext-csv-xs-perl libtfm1 libtypes-serialiser-perl linux-headers-4.10.0-19
  linux-headers-4.10.0-19-generic linux-image-4.10.0-19-generic
  linux-image-extra-4.10.0-19-generic openjdk-9-jre-headless python3-dateutil
  qtdeclarative5-accounts-plugin qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-download-manager0.1
  unity-webapps-qml
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  clamav* clamav-base* clamav-freshclam* clamtk*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 to remove and 20 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 2,895 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
(Reading database ... 261432 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing clamtk (5.24-1) ...
Removing clamav (0.99.2+dfsg-6) ...
Removing clamav-freshclam (0.99.2+dfsg-6) ...
dpkg: error processing package clamav-base (--remove):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal
Errors were encountered while processing:
clamav-base
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: clamav-base 0.99.2+dfsg-6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-22.24-generic 4.10.15
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jun 19 13:10:36 2017
DuplicateSignature:
package:clamav-base:0.99.2+dfsg-6
Removing clamav-freshclam (0.99.2+dfsg-6) ...
dpkg: error processing package clamav-base (--remove):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-17 (32 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-22-generic root=UUID=811193d3-95a3-465a-b071-f85243b21ca2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
apt 1.4
SourcePackage: clamav
Title: package clamav-base 0.99.2+dfsg-6 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Bernard Cayeux (2-bernary-y) wrote on 2017-06-19:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (159 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (471 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (62.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (8.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (264 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
JournalErrors.txt Edit (28.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
KernLog.txt Edit (4.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1004 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2017-06-19

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Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack) wrote on 2017-06-20:

Thanks for filing this bug in Ubuntu.

You seem to have an existing process trying to install or remove packages and that is conflicting with your other attempts.

Could you please attach the output of the following command to this bug:

ps fauxww

Thanks!

Changed in clamav (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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Bernard Cayeux (2-bernary-y) wrote on 2017-06-21: Re: [Bug 1698772] Re: package clamav-base 0.99.2+dfsg-6 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal

ps fauxww output Edit (30.9 KiB, text/plain; charset=UTF-8; name="ps fauxww output")

Dear Andreas,

Thanks for responding. I have indeed an update from the software
installer that starts then stalls. It may be it. Anyway, most updates,
like applications / software being installed, stall half-way.

Attached is the output.

Thanks and regards

Bernard

On 20/06/17 23:47, Andreas Hasenack wrote:
> ps fauxww

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Bernard Cayeux (2-bernary-y) wrote on 2017-06-22:

Download full text (31.0 KiB)

Hi Andreas,

In case you had not not received my reply, here is the output, this time pasted here for others to see.

ps fauxww
USER PID %CPU %MEM root 2 0.0 0.0 root 4 0.0 0.0 root 6 0.0 0.0 root 7 0.0 0.0 root 8 0.0 0.0 root 9 0.0 0.0 root 10 0.0 0.0 root 11 0.0 0.0 root 12 0.0 0.0 root 13 0.0 0.0 root 14 0.0 0.0 root 15 0.0 0.0 root 16 0.0 0.0 root 18 0.0 0.0 root 19 0.0 0.0 root 20 0.0 0.0 root 21 0.0 0.0 root 22 0.0 0.0 root 24 0.0 0.0 root 25 0.0 0.0 root 26 0.0 0.0 root 27 0.0 0.0 root 28 0.0 0.0 root 30 0.0 0.0 root 31 0.0 0.0 root 32 0.0 0.0 root 34 0.0 0.0 root 35 0.0 0.0 root 36 0.0 0.0 root 37 0.0 0.0 root 38 0.0 0.0 root 39 0.0 0.0 root 40 0.0 0.0 root 41 0.0 0.0 root 42 0.0 0.0 root 43 0.0 0.0 root 44 0.0 0.0 VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 [kthreadd]
0 0 ? S< Jun20 0:00 \_ [kworker/0:0H]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [ksoftirqd/0]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:12 \_ [rcu_sched]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [rcu_bh]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [migration/0]
0 0 ? S< Jun20 0:00 \_ [lru-add-drain]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [watchdog/0]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [cpuhp/0]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [cpuhp/1]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [watchdog/1]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [migration/1]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:09 \_ [ksoftirqd/1]
0 0 ? S< Jun20 0:00 \_ [kworker/1:0H]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [cpuhp/2]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [watchdog/2]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [migration/2]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:01 \_ [ksoftirqd/2]
0 0 ? S< Jun20 0:00 \_ [kworker/2:0H]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [cpuhp/3]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [watchdog/3]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [migration/3]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [ksoftirqd/3]
0 0 ? S< Jun20 0:00 \_ [kworker/3:0H]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [kdevtmpfs]
0 0 ? S< Jun20 0:00 \_ [netns]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [khungtaskd]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [oom_reaper]
0 0 ? S< Jun20 0:00 \_ [writeback]
0 0 ? S Jun20 0:00 \_ [kcompactd0]
0 0 ? SN Jun20 0:00 \_ [ksmd]
0 0 ? SN Jun20 0:01 \_ [khugepaged]
0 0 ? S< Jun20 0:00 \_ [crypto]
0 0 ? S< Jun20 0:00 \_ [kintegrityd]
0 0 ? S< Jun20 0:00 \_ [bioset]
0 0 ? S< Jun20 0:00 \_ [kblockd]
0 0 ? S< Jun20 0:00 \_ [ata_...

Hi Andreas,

In case you had not not received my reply, here is the output, this time pasted here for others to see.

ps fauxww
USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
root         2  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00 [kthreadd]
root         4  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [kworker/0:0H]
root         6  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [ksoftirqd/0]
root         7  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:12  \_ [rcu_sched]
root         8  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [rcu_bh]
root         9  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [migration/0]
root        10  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [lru-add-drain]
root        11  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [watchdog/0]
root        12  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [cpuhp/0]
root        13  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [cpuhp/1]
root        14  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [watchdog/1]
root        15  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [migration/1]
root        16  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:09  \_ [ksoftirqd/1]
root        18  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [kworker/1:0H]
root        19  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [cpuhp/2]
root        20  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [watchdog/2]
root        21  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [migration/2]
root        22  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:01  \_ [ksoftirqd/2]
root        24  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [kworker/2:0H]
root        25  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [cpuhp/3]
root        26  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [watchdog/3]
root        27  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [migration/3]
root        28  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [ksoftirqd/3]
root        30  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [kworker/3:0H]
root        31  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [kdevtmpfs]
root        32  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [netns]
root        34  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [khungtaskd]
root        35  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [oom_reaper]
root        36  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [writeback]
root        37  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [kcompactd0]
root        38  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        SN   Jun20   0:00  \_ [ksmd]
root        39  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        SN   Jun20   0:01  \_ [khugepaged]
root        40  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [crypto]
root        41  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [kintegrityd]
root        42  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [bioset]
root        43  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [kblockd]
root        44  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [ata_sff]
root        45  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [md]
root        46  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [devfreq_wq]
root        47  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [watchdogd]
root        51  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [kauditd]
root        52  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [kswapd0]
root        53  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [vmstat]
root        54  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [bioset]
root        55  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [ecryptfs-kthrea]
root        95  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [kthrotld]
root        96  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [acpi_thermal_pm]
root        97  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [bioset]
root        98  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [bioset]
root       100  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [bioset]
root       101  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [bioset]
root       102  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [bioset]
root       103  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [bioset]
root       104  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [bioset]
root       105  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [bioset]
root       110  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [ipv6_addrconf]
root       134  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [charger_manager]
root       174  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [scsi_eh_0]
root       175  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [scsi_tmf_0]
root       176  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [scsi_eh_1]
root       177  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [scsi_tmf_1]
root       178  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [scsi_eh_2]
root       179  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [scsi_tmf_2]
root       180  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [scsi_eh_3]
root       181  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [scsi_tmf_3]
root       185  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [i915/signal:0]
root       186  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [i915/signal:1]
root       187  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [i915/signal:2]
root       188  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [i915/signal:4]
root       191  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [bioset]
root       194  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [kworker/2:1H]
root       195  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [kworker/1:1H]
root       196  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [kworker/0:1H]
root       197  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [ttm_swap]
root       209  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [kworker/3:1H]
root       217  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:01  \_ [jbd2/sda1-8]
root       218  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [ext4-rsv-conver]
root       431  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [cfg80211]
root      1237  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jun20   0:00  \_ [krfcommd]
root      4748  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:04  \_ [kworker/3:1]
root      4955  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:26  \_ [kworker/1:1]
root      5249  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ [kworker/3:2]
root      5254  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:01  \_ [kworker/0:1]
root      5626  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun20   0:04  \_ [kworker/1:2]
root      5671  0.4  0.0      0     0 ?        S    10:01   0:06  \_ [kworker/u16:25]
root      5703  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    10:01   0:00  \_ [irq/46-mei_me]
root      5713  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   10:01   0:00  \_ [kworker/u17:0]
root      5714  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    10:01   0:00  \_ [kworker/2:0]
root      5716  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   10:01   0:00  \_ [hci0]
root      5718  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   10:01   0:00  \_ [hci0]
root      5729  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   10:01   0:00  \_ [kworker/u17:2]
root      6610  0.3  0.0      0     0 ?        S    10:07   0:04  \_ [kworker/u16:0]
root      6686  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    10:14   0:00  \_ [kworker/2:1]
root      6718  0.2  0.0      0     0 ?        S    10:16   0:01  \_ [kworker/u16:1]
root      6811  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    10:20   0:00  \_ [kworker/u16:2]
root      6812  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    10:21   0:00  \_ [kworker/0:2]
root      6830  0.2  0.0      0     0 ?        S    10:26   0:00  \_ [kworker/3:0]
root      6835  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    10:26   0:00  \_ [kworker/u16:3]
root         1  0.0  0.0 205304  7408 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:01 /sbin/init splash
root       250  0.0  0.1  46456 10140 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:01 /lib/systemd/systemd-journald
root       271  0.0  0.0  48196  5276 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:01 /lib/systemd/systemd-udevd
systemd+   678  0.0  0.0 129796  4488 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00 /lib/systemd/systemd-timesyncd
message+   790  0.0  0.0  47628  5648 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:09 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation
root       821  0.0  0.0   4388  1808 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid
syslog     824  0.0  0.0 256416  3512 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00 /usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n
avahi      826  0.0  0.0  47180  3236 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:00 avahi-daemon: running [bernard-Lenovo-Flex-2-14.local]
avahi      902  0.0  0.0  47180   356 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ avahi-daemon: chroot helper
root       829  0.0  0.0  34404  4572 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:00 /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd
root       834  0.0  0.0 105120  7600 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd -l
lp         937  0.0  0.0  83884  5836 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus://
lp         938  0.0  0.0  83884  5792 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus://
lp         939  0.0  0.0  83884  5696 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus://
root       835  0.0  0.1 182640  9176 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:02 /usr/sbin/thermald --no-daemon --dbus-enable
root       837  0.0  0.0  38208  3080 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:00 /usr/sbin/cron -f
whoopsie   840  0.0  0.1 467560 13472 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00 /usr/bin/whoopsie -f
root       842  0.0  0.1 349072  9108 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00 /usr/sbin/ModemManager
root       845  0.0  0.2 478660 17216 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:06 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
root      5816  0.0  0.0  16116  3624 ?        S    10:01   0:00  \_ /sbin/dhclient -d -q -sf /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-helper -pf /var/run/dhclient-wlp2s0.pid -lf /var/lib/NetworkManager/dhclient-20528cf8-47c9-46b9-b64c-c76dfd2cc63d-wlp2s0.lease -cf /var/lib/NetworkManager/dhclient-wlp2s0.conf wlp2s0
root       847  0.0  0.0  46636  4840 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:00 /lib/systemd/systemd-logind
root       849  0.0  0.1 1094332 9520 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:01 /usr/sbin/repowerd
root       850  0.0  0.1 305480  8640 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00 /usr/lib/accountsservice/accounts-daemon
root       851  0.0  0.2 519952 24096 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:02 /usr/lib/snapd/snapd
root       903  0.0  0.1 296112 10260 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00 /usr/sbin/cups-browsed
root       925  0.0  0.1 316328 11516 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:01 /usr/lib/policykit-1/polkitd --no-debug
root       957  0.0  0.1 361504 10388 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00 /usr/lib/upower/upowerd
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root      1046  0.0  0.0  19492  2280 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:01 /usr/sbin/irqbalance --pid=/var/run/irqbalance.pid
root      1049  0.0  0.0  46412  7172 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:02 /sbin/wpa_supplicant -u -s -O /run/wpa_supplicant
root      1053  0.0  0.1 305608  8468 ?        SLsl Jun20   0:00 /usr/sbin/lightdm
root      1091  0.3  1.7 568976 140636 tty7    Ssl+ Jun20   4:35  \_ /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg -core :0 -seat seat0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch
root      1224  0.0  0.0 243564  6780 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  \_ lightdm --session-child 12 19
bernard   1294  0.0  0.0   4496  1612 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:00      \_ /bin/sh /usr/lib/gnome-session/run-systemd-session ubuntu-session.target
bernard   1369  0.0  0.0  11128   312 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:00          \_ /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/im-launch /usr/lib/gnome-session/run-systemd-session ubuntu-session.target
bernard   1530  0.0  0.0  48084  2112 ?        S    Jun20   0:00          \_ systemctl --user start --wait ubuntu-session.target
root      1099  0.0  0.0  23084  1852 tty1     Ss+  Jun20   0:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear tty1 linux
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rtkit     1218  0.0  0.0 185928  3004 ?        SNsl Jun20   0:00 /usr/lib/rtkit/rtkit-daemon
root      1251  0.0  0.0 261024  4824 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/unity-greeter-session-broadcast/unity-greeter-session-broadcast-service
bernard   1277  0.0  0.0  65376  7104 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:00 /lib/systemd/systemd --user
bernard   1278  0.0  0.0  89584  2284 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ (sd-pam)
bernard   1309  0.0  0.0  46572  5356 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:02  \_ /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --session --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation
bernard   1397  0.0  0.1 290768  8688 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd
bernard   1405  0.0  0.1 431092  9636 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-fuse /run/user/1000/gvfs -f -o big_writes
bernard   1574  0.0  0.3 495504 26240 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/indicator-printers/indicator-printers-service
bernard   1575  0.0  0.3 469188 28608 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:02  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/bamf/bamfdaemon
bernard   1576  0.0  0.1 175816 10016 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/hud/window-stack-bridge
bernard   1578  0.0  0.1 367388  8272 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/indicator-bluetooth/indicator-bluetooth-service
bernard   1580  0.0  0.3 1346220 31952 ?       Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/indicator-datetime/indicator-datetime-service
bernard   1581  0.0  0.4 1416772 35380 ?       Ssl  Jun20   0:01  \_ /usr/lib/unity-settings-daemon/unity-settings-daemon
bernard   1724  0.0  0.0  22352  1176 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  |   \_ syndaemon -i 1.0 -t -K -R
bernard   1586  0.0  0.1 727560  8880 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/indicator-session/indicator-session-service
bernard   1600  0.0  0.1 419344 13596 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/indicator-application/indicator-application-service
bernard   1602  0.0  0.3 599520 28756 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/indicator-keyboard/indicator-keyboard-service --use-gtk
bernard   1603  0.0  0.1 371872  8480 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/indicator-power/indicator-power-service
bernard   1604  0.0  0.1 954936 13072 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/indicator-sound/indicator-sound-service
bernard   1607  0.0  0.1 462816 12148 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/indicator-messages/indicator-messages-service
bernard   1630  0.0  0.2 667244 19172 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/gnome-session/gnome-session-binary --session=ubuntu
bernard   1747  0.0  0.1 364852  8720 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  |   \_ /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi-bus-launcher --launch-immediately
bernard   1761  0.0  0.0  45292  3968 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  |   |   \_ /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --config-file=/usr/share/defaults/at-spi2/accessibility.conf --nofork --print-address 3
bernard   1781  0.0  0.4 685124 35580 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:02  |   \_ nm-applet
bernard   1782  0.0  3.3 1530124 270672 ?      SLl  Jun20   0:20  |   \_ /usr/bin/gnome-software --gapplication-service
bernard   1783  0.0  0.6 1114988 52812 ?       Sl   Jun20   0:00  |   \_ /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-alarm-notify
bernard   1785  0.0  1.0 1518464 87564 ?       Sl   Jun20   0:19  |   \_ nautilus -n
bernard   1804  0.0  0.2 455516 22204 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  |   \_ /usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1
bernard   1806  0.0  0.3 647140 31292 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  |   \_ /usr/lib/unity-settings-daemon/unity-fallback-mount-helper
bernard   2182  0.0  0.2 532460 19780 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  |   \_ zeitgeist-datahub
bernard   2505  0.0  0.3 621144 27560 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  |   \_ update-notifier
bernard   3216  0.0  0.1 459844  9032 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  |   \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/deja-dup/deja-dup-monitor
bernard   1657  0.0  0.0 187720  5028 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/dconf/dconf-service
bernard   1701  0.0  0.1 2029984 12292 ?       Sl   Jun20   0:07  \_ /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog
bernard   1702  0.0  0.3 880876 26060 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-source-registry
bernard   1708  0.0  0.3 361832 28728 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/libertined --cache-output
bernard   1770  0.0  0.0 216060  6676 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:01  \_ /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi2-registryd --use-gnome-session
bernard   1776  0.0  0.4 879056 34700 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-calendar-factory
bernard   1863  0.0  0.3 884984 26288 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  |   \_ /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-calendar-factory-subprocess --factory contacts --bus-name org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Subprocess.Backend.Calendarx1776x2 --own-path /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Subprocess/Backend/Calendar/1776/2
bernard   1889  0.0  0.2 857620 21688 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  |   \_ /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-calendar-factory-subprocess --factory local --bus-name org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Subprocess.Backend.Calendarx1776x3 --own-path /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Subprocess/Backend/Calendar/1776/3
bernard   1816  0.0  0.1 314924  9928 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor
bernard   1831  0.3  1.7 1559560 140956 ?      Ssl  Jun20   4:39  \_ /usr/bin/compiz
bernard   1840  0.0  0.4 665076 35920 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:03  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/unity/unity-panel-service
bernard   1877  0.0  0.0 291304  8036 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-mtp-volume-monitor
bernard   1881  0.0  0.0 273608  5288 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-goa-volume-monitor
bernard   1885  0.0  0.0 285692  6356 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor
bernard   1887  0.0  0.2 731420 22580 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-addressbook-factory
bernard   1913  0.0  0.2 801560 23068 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  |   \_ /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-addressbook-factory-subprocess --factory local --bus-name org.gnome.evolution.dataserver.Subprocess.Backend.AddressBookx1887x2 --own-path /org/gnome/evolution/dataserver/Subprocess/Backend/AddressBook/1887/2
bernard   1904  0.0  2.3 3212924 190996 ?      Ssl  Jun20   0:37  \_ /home/bernard/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-28.4.14/dropbox
bernard   1936  0.0  0.1 419952 11144 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-afc-volume-monitor
bernard   1942  0.0  0.1 382104  9252 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-trash --spawner :1.7 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/0
bernard   1975  0.0  0.0 200788  6356 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-metadata
bernard   1985  0.0  0.2 429148 23528 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/hud/hud-service
bernard   2059  0.0  0.4 513140 33092 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:01  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/notify-osd
bernard   2227  0.0  0.1 445644 12688 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/bin/zeitgeist-daemon
bernard   2236  0.0  0.2 329780 17256 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/zeitgeist/zeitgeist/zeitgeist-fts
bernard   2441  0.0  0.0  77524  5636 ?        S    Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gconf/gconfd-2
bernard   3238  0.0  0.1 356468 10036 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-http --spawner :1.7 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/3
bernard   4758  0.0  0.5 482152 42196 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/bin/debconf-communicate
bernard   4843  0.0  0.2 675836 19388 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/unity-scope-home/unity-scope-home
bernard   4854  0.0  0.3 665616 24736 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/bin/unity-scope-loader applications/applications.scope applications/scopes.scope commands.scope
bernard   4856  0.0  0.2 663760 17712 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/unity-lens-files/unity-files-daemon
bernard   5926  3.7  2.6 3600312 211700 ?      SLl  10:01   0:58  \_ /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --enable-pinch
bernard   5935  0.0  0.8 713912 68716 ?        S    10:01   0:00  |   \_ /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=zygote
bernard   5937  0.0  0.1 713912 11976 ?        S    10:01   0:00  |   |   \_ /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=zygote
bernard   5998  4.9  3.8 1920660 313480 ?      Sl   10:01   1:16  |   |       \_ /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=renderer --enable-pinch --field-trial-handle=1 --primordial-pipe-token=FDB406C93E04F5B0D5D896D2277EF7EB --lang=en-GB --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --enable-pinch --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=FDB406C93E04F5B0D5D896D2277EF7EB --renderer-client-id=5 --shared-files=v8_natives_data:100,v8_snapshot_data:101
bernard   6199  0.6  2.4 1835520 195580 ?      Sl   10:02   0:09  |   |       \_ /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=renderer --enable-pinch --field-trial-handle=1 --primordial-pipe-token=9ADBA61729478CE486E96C3E45186D48 --lang=en-GB --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --enable-pinch --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=9ADBA61729478CE486E96C3E45186D48 --renderer-client-id=6 --shared-files=v8_natives_data:100,v8_snapshot_data:101
bernard   6223  0.6  2.3 1789536 189684 ?      Sl   10:02   0:09  |   |       \_ /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=renderer --enable-pinch --field-trial-handle=1 --primordial-pipe-token=119868C6C56A03024EF2713B52319E47 --lang=en-GB --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --enable-pinch --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=119868C6C56A03024EF2713B52319E47 --renderer-client-id=3 --shared-files=v8_natives_data:100,v8_snapshot_data:101
bernard   6273  1.6  2.8 1837208 229264 ?      Sl   10:02   0:24  |   |       \_ /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=renderer --enable-pinch --field-trial-handle=1 --primordial-pipe-token=135389D58EF4D15ED0982458DAE70AAF --lang=en-GB --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --enable-pinch --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=135389D58EF4D15ED0982458DAE70AAF --renderer-client-id=4 --shared-files=v8_natives_data:100,v8_snapshot_data:101
bernard   6708  0.8  1.7 1729496 143556 ?      Sl   10:16   0:06  |   |       \_ /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=renderer --enable-pinch --field-trial-handle=1 --primordial-pipe-token=451996BF60EB000BFB9D506FBAAC73F0 --lang=en-GB --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --enable-pinch --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=451996BF60EB000BFB9D506FBAAC73F0 --renderer-client-id=12 --shared-files=v8_natives_data:100,v8_snapshot_data:101
bernard   6784  1.0  1.4 1691840 116152 ?      Sl   10:19   0:04  |   |       \_ /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=renderer --enable-pinch --field-trial-handle=1 --primordial-pipe-token=9F4D56DFCDE0DABE4B43D1CF0B33396B --lang=en-GB --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --enable-pinch --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=9F4D56DFCDE0DABE4B43D1CF0B33396B --renderer-client-id=14 --shared-files=v8_natives_data:100,v8_snapshot_data:101
bernard   5994  1.6  1.8 1192260 146812 ?      Sl   10:01   0:25  |   \_ /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1 --supports-dual-gpus=false --gpu-driver-bug-workarounds=1,7,8,23,28,61,74,97 --disable-gl-extensions=GL_ARB_timer_query GL_EXT_timer_query GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced_coherent --gpu-vendor-id=0x10de --gpu-device-id=0x1341 --gpu-driver-vendor=Mesa --gpu-driver-version=17.0.3 --gpu-driver-date --gpu-secondary-vendor-ids=0x8086 --gpu-secondary-device-ids=0x0a16 --gpu-active-vendor-id=0x8086 --gpu-active-device-id=0x0a16 --service-request-channel-token=ECB896C3571FF827841BCEB76A359185
bernard   6030  0.0  0.1 809296 13892 ?        S    10:01   0:00  |       \_ /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=gpu-broker
bernard   6043  8.8  7.7 3058532 625416 ?      Sl   10:01   2:16  \_ /usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird
bernard   6415  4.6  5.6 2338872 455628 ?      Sl   10:02   1:09  \_ /usr/lib/firefox/firefox
bernard   6848  2.4  0.4 760636 37864 ?        Ssl  10:27   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/gnome-terminal/gnome-terminal-server
bernard   6857  0.2  0.0  29508  4716 pts/1    Ss   10:27   0:00      \_ bash
bernard   6868  0.0  0.0  47204  3916 pts/1    R+   10:27   0:00          \_ ps fauxww
bernard   1291  0.0  0.1 221692  9944 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --daemonize --login
bernard   1379  0.0  0.1 378276 10324 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:04 /usr/bin/ibus-daemon --daemonize --xim --address unix:tmpdir=/tmp/ibus
bernard   1421  0.0  0.1 295716  8404 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/ibus/ibus-dconf
bernard   1423  0.0  0.3 497532 31864 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:01  \_ /usr/lib/ibus/ibus-ui-gtk3
bernard   1498  0.0  0.0 219844  7828 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/lib/ibus/ibus-engine-simple
bernard   1425  0.0  0.2 375584 23196 ?        Sl   Jun20   0:00 /usr/lib/ibus/ibus-x11 --kill-daemon
root      1822  0.0  0.1 393368  9796 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:02 /usr/lib/udisks2/udisksd --no-debug
root      1955  0.0  0.6 633436 53940 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:01 /usr/lib/fwupd/fwupd
uuidd     2103  0.0  0.0  37648  1492 ?        Ss   Jun20   0:00 /usr/sbin/uuidd --socket-activation
root      2957  0.0  0.1 331748 12600 ?        Ssl  Jun20   0:00 /usr/lib/packagekit/packagekitd
root      4113  0.0  1.2 299464 104388 ?       SNl  Jun20   0:04 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/sbin/aptd
root      4751  0.0  1.1 300584 94612 pts/0    SNs+ Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/bin/python3 /usr/sbin/aptd
root      4779  0.0  0.0   4496   792 pts/0    SN+  Jun20   0:00      \_ /bin/sh -c /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true
root      4780  0.0  0.2  75664 19520 pts/0    SN+  Jun20   0:00          \_ /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt
root      4782  0.0  0.0      0     0 pts/0    ZN+  Jun20   0:00              \_ [dpkg-preconfigu] <defunct>

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Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer) wrote on 2017-06-23:

Hi,
so your upgrade in background is stalling at the config
root 4113 0.0 1.2 299464 104388 ? SNl Jun20 0:04 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/sbin/aptd
root 4751 0.0 1.1 300584 94612 pts/0 SNs+ Jun20 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/python3 /usr/sbin/aptd
root 4779 0.0 0.0 4496 792 pts/0 SN+ Jun20 0:00 \_ /bin/sh -c /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true
root 4780 0.0 0.2 75664 19520 pts/0 SN+ Jun20 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt
root 4782 0.0 0.0 0 0 pts/0 ZN+ Jun20 0:00 \_ [dpkg-preconfigu] <defunct>

The related error we already saw before int he log being:
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable

Now there are a few things one can do trying to clean up, steps are:
1. ensure all currently active related processes are really gone
2. clean up the files
3. retry upgrade/install

#1.1 If the upgrades in your system never stop (I assume the prompt you somewhere, but you can't see) please kill the related processes
#1.1 check if the lock files are still there
  $ ll /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
#1.2 check who (if any) still has a hold on these files
  $ sudo lsof /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
  If there is any check what the reported PID is and end them gracefully if possible, and hard if
  needed
#2 now that really no active update should be going on the file should be gone, but it isn't in
   your case, so remove it
  $ sudo rm /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
#3 run the upgrade from a console, so if any user interaction is needed you can see, handle and in the worst case report it here
  $ apt-get upgrade
  $ apt install clamav

Please report back if you had success cleaning up that concurrent locking issue due to background apt activity.

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Bernard Cayeux (2-bernary-y) wrote on 2017-06-23:

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Hi Christian,

Thanks for the response. Since my understanding of all this is next to
null, I have just followed the steps you recommended, without results.
Here are the outputs.

1. At first the outputs were different and did not change anything. I
eventually stopped the process of the update manager, restarted a few
times and finally got the response that the file was no more present.

2. Entered $ apt-get upgradeand the return was:

pdate-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-24-generic
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
libc6-dev:amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
W: Operation was interrupted before it could finish

dpkg: error processing package libc6-dev:amd64 (--configure):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
reinstall it before attempting configuration
Errors were encountered while processing:

3. Uninstalled libc6-dev:amd64 including dependencies using sudo apt-get
remove --auto-remove libc6-dev-amd64 There was an error message

4. Reinstalled using sudo apt-get install libc6-dev-amd64 and got this
output

Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main i386 gcc-6-base i386
6.3.0-12ubuntu2 [17.4 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main i386 libgcc1 i386
1:6.3.0-12ubuntu2 [48.0 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/main i386 libc6
i386 2.24-9ubuntu2.2 [2,277 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/main i386
libc6-amd64 i386 2.24-9ubuntu2.2 [2,623 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/main i386
linux-libc-dev i386 4.10.0-24.28 [918 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/main i386 libc6-dev
i386 2.24-9ubuntu2.2 [1,869 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/main i386
libc6-dev-amd64 i386 2.24-9ubuntu2.2 [1,770 kB]
Fetched 9,521 kB in 2min 25s (65.3 kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package gcc-6-base:i386.
(Reading database ... 226683 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-gcc-6-base_6.3.0-12ubuntu2_i386.deb ...
Unpacking gcc-6-base:i386 (6.3.0-12ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libgcc1:i386.
Preparing to unpack .../1-libgcc1_1%3a6.3.0-12ubuntu2_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libgcc1:i386 (1:6.3.0-12ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libc6:i386.
Preparing to unpack .../2-libc6_2.24-9ubuntu2.2_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libc6:i386 (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libc6-amd64:i386.
Preparing to unpack .../3-libc6-amd64_2.24-9ubuntu2.2_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libc6-amd64:i386 (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Replaced by files in installed package libc6:amd64 (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-libc-dev:i386.
Preparing to unpack .../4-linux-libc-dev_4.10.0-24.28_i386.deb ...
Unpacking linux-libc-dev:i386 (4.10.0-24.28) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libc6-dev:i386.
Preparing to unpack .../5-libc6-dev_2.24-9ubuntu2.2_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libc6-dev:i386 (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libc6-dev-amd64:i386.
Preparing to unpack ...

Hi Christian,

Thanks for the response. Since my understanding of all this is next to 
null, I have just followed the steps you recommended, without results. 
Here are the outputs.

1. At first the outputs were different and did not change anything. I 
eventually stopped the process of the update manager, restarted a few 
times and finally got the response that the file was no more present.

2. Entered $ apt-get upgradeand the return was:

pdate-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-24-generic
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
  libc6-dev:amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
W: Operation was interrupted before it could finish

dpkg: error processing package libc6-dev:amd64 (--configure):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting configuration
Errors were encountered while processing:

3. Uninstalled libc6-dev:amd64 including dependencies using sudo apt-get 
remove --auto-remove libc6-dev-amd64 There was an error message

4. Reinstalled using sudo apt-get install libc6-dev-amd64 and got this 
output

Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main i386 gcc-6-base i386 
6.3.0-12ubuntu2 [17.4 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main i386 libgcc1 i386 
1:6.3.0-12ubuntu2 [48.0 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/main i386 libc6 
i386 2.24-9ubuntu2.2 [2,277 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/main i386 
libc6-amd64 i386 2.24-9ubuntu2.2 [2,623 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/main i386 
linux-libc-dev i386 4.10.0-24.28 [918 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/main i386 libc6-dev 
i386 2.24-9ubuntu2.2 [1,869 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/main i386 
libc6-dev-amd64 i386 2.24-9ubuntu2.2 [1,770 kB]
Fetched 9,521 kB in 2min 25s (65.3 kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package gcc-6-base:i386.
(Reading database ... 226683 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-gcc-6-base_6.3.0-12ubuntu2_i386.deb ...
Unpacking gcc-6-base:i386 (6.3.0-12ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libgcc1:i386.
Preparing to unpack .../1-libgcc1_1%3a6.3.0-12ubuntu2_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libgcc1:i386 (1:6.3.0-12ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libc6:i386.
Preparing to unpack .../2-libc6_2.24-9ubuntu2.2_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libc6:i386 (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libc6-amd64:i386.
Preparing to unpack .../3-libc6-amd64_2.24-9ubuntu2.2_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libc6-amd64:i386 (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Replaced by files in installed package libc6:amd64 (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-libc-dev:i386.
Preparing to unpack .../4-linux-libc-dev_4.10.0-24.28_i386.deb ...
Unpacking linux-libc-dev:i386 (4.10.0-24.28) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libc6-dev:i386.
Preparing to unpack .../5-libc6-dev_2.24-9ubuntu2.2_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libc6-dev:i386 (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libc6-dev-amd64:i386.
Preparing to unpack .../6-libc6-dev-amd64_2.24-9ubuntu2.2_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libc6-dev-amd64:i386 (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up gcc-6-base:i386 (6.3.0-12ubuntu2) ...
Setting up linux-libc-dev:i386 (4.10.0-24.28) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+17.04.20170406-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for ca-certificates (20161130) ...
Updating certificates in /etc/ssl/certs...
0 added, 0 removed; done.
Running hooks in /etc/ca-certificates/update.d...

updates of cacerts keystore disabled.
done.
dpkg: error processing package libc6-dev:amd64 (--configure):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting configuration
Setting up libc6:i386 (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Setting up libc6-amd64:i386 (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Setting up libc6-dev:i386 (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Setting up libgcc1:i386 (1:6.3.0-12ubuntu2) ...
Setting up libc6-dev-amd64:i386 (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
  libc6-dev:amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

5. Ran an update command (there were none)

6. Tried reinstalling Clam from software centre. It satalled again.

7. Tried removing Clamav:
$ sudo apt-get --purge remove clamav clamav-base clamav-daemon 
clamav-freshclam libclamav2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'libclamav2' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'clamav' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'clamav-daemon' is not installed, so not removed
The following packages will be REMOVED
   clamav-base* clamav-freshclam*
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 2 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/2,276 kB of archives.
After this operation, 346 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by 
another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing package clamav-base (--remove):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting a removal
Errors were encountered while processing:
  clamav-base
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

8. Restarted the whole process you recommended getting:
ll /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5475 Jun 23 19:42 /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
sudo lsof /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfsd-fuse file system /run/user/1000/gvfs
       Output information may be incomplete.
COMMAND     PID USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF     NODE NAME
dpkg-prec 26601 root    4uW  REG    8,1     5475 14952473 
/var/cache/debconf/config.dat

9. Tried to kill the process but PID 26601 was not showing in the list 
of processes.

10. Started again and now I'm getting
$ ll /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
ls: cannot access '/var/cache/debconf/config.dat': No such file or directory
bernard@bernard-Lenovo-Flex-2-14:~$ sudo lsof /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfsd-fuse file system /run/user/1000/gvfs
       Output information may be incomplete.
lsof: status error on /var/cache/debconf/config.dat: No such file or 
directory
lsof 4.89
  latest revision: ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/
  latest FAQ: ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/FAQ
  latest man page: ftp://lsof.itap.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/lsof/lsof_man
  usage: [-?abhKlnNoOPRtUvVX] [+|-c c] [+|-d s] [+D D] [+|-E] [+|-e s] 
[+|-f[gG]]
  [-F [f]] [-g [s]] [-i [i]] [+|-L [l]] [+m [m]] [+|-M] [-o [o]] [-p s]
  [+|-r [t]] [-s [p:s]] [-S [t]] [-T [t]] [-u s] [+|-w] [-x [fl]] [--] 
[names]
Use the ``-h'' option to get more help information.

bernard@bernard-Lenovo-Flex-2-14:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/2,334 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat 
is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
debconf: DbDriver "templatedb": /var/cache/debconf/templates.dat is 
locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing package libc6-dev:amd64 (--configure):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting configuration
Errors were encountered while processing:
  libc6-dev:amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I'm of course lost...

Thanks in advance for your help.

Regards

Bernard

On 23/06/17 12:38, ChristianEhrhardt wrote:
> Hi,
> so your upgrade in background is stalling at the config
> root      4113  0.0  1.2 299464 104388 ?       SNl  Jun20   0:04 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/sbin/aptd
> root      4751  0.0  1.1 300584 94612 pts/0    SNs+ Jun20   0:00  \_ /usr/bin/python3 /usr/sbin/aptd
> root      4779  0.0  0.0   4496   792 pts/0    SN+  Jun20   0:00      \_ /bin/sh -c /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true
> root      4780  0.0  0.2  75664 19520 pts/0    SN+  Jun20   0:00          \_ /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt
> root      4782  0.0  0.0      0     0 pts/0    ZN+  Jun20   0:00              \_ [dpkg-preconfigu] <defunct>
>
>
> The related error we already saw before int he log being:
> debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
>
> Now there are a few things one can do trying to clean up, steps are:
> 1. ensure all currently active related processes are really gone
> 2. clean up the files
> 3. retry upgrade/install
>
> #1.1 If the upgrades in your system never stop (I assume the prompt you somewhere, but you can't see) please kill the related processes
> #1.1 check if the lock files are still there
>    $ ll /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
> #1.2 check who (if any) still has a hold on these files
>    $ sudo lsof /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
>    If there is any check what the reported PID is and end them gracefully if possible, and hard if
>    needed
> #2 now that really no active update should be going on the file should be gone, but it isn't in
>     your case, so remove it
>    $ sudo rm /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
> #3 run the upgrade from a console, so if any user interaction is needed you can see, handle and in the worst case report it here
>    $ apt-get upgrade
>    $ apt install clamav
>
> Please report back if you had success cleaning up that concurrent
> locking issue due to background apt activity.
>

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Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer) wrote on 2017-06-26:

Hi Bernard,
thanks for following and trying to resolve.

At the moment I'm puzzled as well - you clearly got rid of the offending /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat as confirmed by ll and lsof in step 10.

Why it is then "in the way" on your retry to upgrade/install I have no idea yet :-/
Maybe it races with itself - does not make sense to me yet.

Hmm - two things from here:

First of all right after the restart there might indeed be an auto-updater being started and running in the background - make sure this isn't your issue. Check who owns the new file now and that the process is completed.

Furthermore you might follow some advice given on [1] - [3]. On top of what I already suggested some users seem to have had success by removing all these files. I'm usually not bold to remove a lot of things, maybe move them away to your roots home so you can restore them in case you need to?

[1]: https://askubuntu.com/questions/136881/debconf-dbdriver-config-config-dat-is-locked-by-another-process-resource-t
[2]: https://wiki.edubuntu.org/DebuggingInstallationIssues#DbDriver_.22config.22_is_locked
[3]: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1495612

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Bernard Cayeux (2-bernary-y) wrote on 2017-06-27:

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Hi Christian,

Here are some updates.

FYI, since I started getting this problem I had set the update manager
to never check for updates, so it could not have been an update going in
the back ground.

Also, since your first reply I had not restarted the computer as I
prefered to have it all backed-up first.

Today I did and straightaway check the package manager. It was like
initially; Clamav was installed but unusable as all its config files etc
were not installed.

1. I tried to remove via the package manager and got:

"Detailed errors from the package manager follow:
apt transaction returned result exit-failed"

2. tried via the terminal and got:

bernard@bernard-Lenovo-Flex-2-14:~$ sudo apt-get --purge remove clamav
clamav-base clamav-daemon clamav-freshclam libclamav2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'libclamav2' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'clamav-daemon' is not installed, so not removed
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:
   libclamav7 libcommon-sense-perl libjson-perl libjson-xs-perl
libllvm3.9 libmspack0 libtext-csv-perl libtext-csv-xs-perl libtfm1
libtypes-serialiser-perl
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED
   clamav* clamav-base* clamav-freshclam*
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 3 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
4 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/2,276 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,914 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 227901 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing clamav (0.99.2+dfsg-6) ...
Removing clamav-freshclam (0.99.2+dfsg-6) ...
dpkg: error processing package clamav-base (--remove):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting a removal
Errors were encountered while processing:
  clamav-base
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
bernard@bernard-Lenovo-Flex-2-14:~$ sudo apt autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
   libclamav7 libcommon-sense-perl libjson-perl libjson-xs-perl
libllvm3.9 libmspack0 libtext-csv-perl libtext-csv-xs-perl libtfm1
libtypes-serialiser-perl
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 10 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/2,334 kB of archives.
After this operation, 49.2 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 227859 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libclamav7:amd64 (0.99.2+dfsg-6) ...
Removing libjson-xs-perl (3.030-1) ...
Removing libtypes-serialiser-perl (1.0-1) ...
Removing libcommon-sense-perl (3.74-2) ...
Removing libjson-perl (2.90-1) ...
Removing libllvm3.9:amd64 (1:3.9.1-5ubuntu1) ...
Removing libmspack0:amd64 (0.5-1) ...
Removing libtext-csv-perl (1.33-2) ...
Removing libtext-csv-xs-perl (1.26-1) ...
Removing libtfm1:amd64 (0.13-4) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
dpkg: error processing package libc...

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