package gdm 2.32.1-0ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[pi.f]

Binary package hint: gdm

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

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

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

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Preparing to replace gdm 2.32.1-0ubuntu3 (using .../gdm_2.32.1-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb) ...

Unpacking replacement gdm ...

Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...

Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...

Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...

Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...

Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.UTF8.cache...

Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...

Processing triggers for gconf2 ...

Processing triggers for ureadahead ...

ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot

Processing triggers for python-support ...

Setting up gdm (2.32.1-0ubuntu3.2) ...

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

dpkg: error processing gdm (--configure):

 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Errors were encountered while processing:

I've seen the same error on all my package installs for the last couple of weeks. I just find the locking process with lsof and kill it. However, that usually causes my display to start breaking up.

 gdm

Setting up gdm (2.32.1-0ubuntu3.2) ...

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

dpkg: error processing gdm (--configure):

 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: gdm 2.32.1-0ubuntu3.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AptOrdering:
 gdm: Install
 gdm: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jun 4 10:29:42 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110426)
SourcePackage: gdm
Title: package gdm 2.32.1-0ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[pi.f (flinderpi)]

After a little bit of hacking about, it seemed to install successfully.

werrent@linux:~$ sudo apt-get install gdm
sudo: unable to resolve host linux.local
[sudo] password for werrent:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
gdm is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 349469, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.