Comment 143 for bug 349469

The below command (installing some dotnet framework dependencies) kicked up this error (and "1 not fully installed or removed.").

Just prior to running this command the visual-studio-code editor had unsuccessfully tried to download and install mono-related packages.

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# sudo apt-get install dotnet-dev-1.0.4
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  guile-2.0-libs libv8-3.14.5 linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic weechat-core
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  dotnet-hostfxr-1.0.1 dotnet-hostfxr-1.1.0 dotnet-sharedframework-microsoft.netcore.app-1.0.5
  dotnet-sharedframework-microsoft.netcore.app-1.1.2 linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic
Suggested packages:
  fdutils linux-doc-4.4.0 | linux-source-4.4.0 linux-headers-4.4.0-83-generic
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  dotnet-dev-1.0.4 dotnet-hostfxr-1.0.1 dotnet-hostfxr-1.1.0 dotnet-sharedframework-microsoft.netcore.app-1.0.5
  dotnet-sharedframework-microsoft.netcore.app-1.1.2
The following packages will be upgraded:
  linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic
1 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 97.3 MB/119 MB of archives.
After this operation, 347 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Get:1 https://apt-mo.trafficmanager.net/repos/dotnet-release xenial/main amd64 dotnet-hostfxr-1.1.0 amd64 1.1.0-1 [124 kB]
Get:2 https://apt-mo.trafficmanager.net/repos/dotnet-release xenial/main amd64 dotnet-sharedframework-microsoft.netcore.app-1.1.2 amd64 1.1.2-1 [22.9 MB]
Get:3 https://apt-mo.trafficmanager.net/repos/dotnet-release xenial/main amd64 dotnet-hostfxr-1.0.1 amd64 1.0.1-1 [123 kB]
Get:4 https://apt-mo.trafficmanager.net/repos/dotnet-release xenial/main amd64 dotnet-sharedframework-microsoft.netcore.app-1.0.5 amd64 1.0.5-1 [22.6 MB]
Get:5 https://apt-mo.trafficmanager.net/repos/dotnet-release xenial/main amd64 dotnet-dev-1.0.4 amd64 1.0.4-1 [51.5 MB]
Fetched 97.3 MB in 27s (3,486 kB/s)
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
(Reading database ... 210651 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic_4.4.0-83.106_amd64.deb ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic_4.4.0-83.106_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.4.0-83-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-83-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 4.4.0-83-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-83-generic
Selecting previously unselected package dotnet-hostfxr-1.1.0.
Preparing to unpack .../dotnet-hostfxr-1.1.0_1.1.0-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking dotnet-hostfxr-1.1.0 (1.1.0-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package dotnet-sharedframework-microsoft.netcore.app-1.1.2.
Preparing to unpack .../dotnet-sharedframework-microsoft.netcore.app-1.1.2_1.1.2-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking dotnet-sharedframework-microsoft.netcore.app-1.1.2 (1.1.2-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package dotnet-hostfxr-1.0.1.
Preparing to unpack .../dotnet-hostfxr-1.0.1_1.0.1-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking dotnet-hostfxr-1.0.1 (1.0.1-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package dotnet-sharedframework-microsoft.netcore.app-1.0.5.
Preparing to unpack .../dotnet-sharedframework-microsoft.netcore.app-1.0.5_1.0.5-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking dotnet-sharedframework-microsoft.netcore.app-1.0.5 (1.0.5-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package dotnet-dev-1.0.4.
Preparing to unpack .../dotnet-dev-1.0.4_1.0.4-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking dotnet-dev-1.0.4 (1.0.4-1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic_4.4.0-83.106_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)