package postfix (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Justin Edwards]

Binary package hint: postfix

There is 1 error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: postfix (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.41-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Aug 23 15:00:49 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
SourcePackage: postfix
Title: package postfix (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Mathias Gug (mathiaz)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

According to the log files:

Unpacking postfix (from .../postfix_2.7.0-1_amd64.deb) ...

debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable

dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/postfix_2.7.0-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):

 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Was there another process running and using the package manager?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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