package bsd-mailx 8.1.2-0.20160123cvs-2 failed to install/upgrade: problemas de dependencias - se deja sin configurar

[Mari Carmen]

Hi.
I don't know if it is a bug. My computer does strange things lately, as shuting down Firefox or act as somebody was manipulating Libre Office putting the cursor on top when i'm reading the bottom.
Also when I push @ the text before is been erased, not always but often.
I run tests with rkhunter and it seems that everything is o.k.
Today when I started the computer a warning pop's up and here I am trying to explain the problem.
Thank you for the atention.
Have a nice day.

Mari Carmen

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: bsd-mailx 8.1.2-0.20160123cvs-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-101.124-generic 4.4.95
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-101-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Dec 2 11:19:44 2017
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2017-12-02 11:19:33
 Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
 Upgrade: thunderbird-locale-es-es:amd64 (1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2, 1:52.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), thunderbird-gnome-support:amd64 (1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2, 1:52.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), thunderbird-locale-en-us:amd64 (1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2, 1:52.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), firefox-locale-en:amd64 (57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.6, 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), firefox-locale-es:amd64 (57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.6, 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), thunderbird:amd64 (1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2, 1:52.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), firefox:amd64 (57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.6, 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), thunderbird-locale-en:amd64 (1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2, 1:52.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), thunderbird-locale-es:amd64 (1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2, 1:52.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
ErrorMessage: problemas de dependencias - se deja sin configurar
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-24 (525 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: bsd-mailx
Title: package bsd-mailx 8.1.2-0.20160123cvs-2 failed to install/upgrade: problemas de dependencias - se deja sin configurar
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.mail.rc: [deleted]

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

Hi Mari,
the issue that was detected by your Ubuntu system is not related to the awkward things you describe happening to you.

Before checking out the details of the issue a little story.
I have seen issues similar to your cursor moving issues.
In one case people tend to lean on touchpads when writing on laptops - if that might be the case look at [1].
In another case the keyboard had a hanging ctrl key, so inputs where actually sometimes modified and e.g. ALT+F4 vs F4 is qiute a difference.
In the last case I must admit we plugged an extra wireless usb keyboard/mouse to a coworkers computer to annoy him.
So make sure no one is trying to tease you :-)

Now getting to the bug in basd-mailx reported here.
That actually is an issue on configuring/upgrading postfix, from your log:

newaliases: warning: valid_hostname: misplaced delimiter: orgonangel..name
newaliases: fatal: file /etc/postfix/main.cf: parameter myhostname: bad parameter value: orgonangel..name

Check out the definition of valid hostnames [2] and fix up your config in "/etc/postfix/main.cf" then the update should succeed.

Also good luck with your input issues.

[1]: https://askubuntu.com/questions/65951/how-to-disable-the-touchpad
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fully_qualified_domain_name

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

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

On upgrading a service this service has to be restarted to pick up the fixes.
Rather rarely a real issue occurs that the newer version does e.g. fail with the formerly working configuration.
But most of the time what happens is, that a service was installed, but stays unconfigured or experimented with but left in a broken state.

Now on any update of the related packages that service has to be restarted, but since its config is incomplete/faulty it fails to restart.
Therefore the update of that package has to consider itself incomplete.

Depending on your particular case there are two solutions:
- either remove the offending package if you don't want to continue using it.
- Or if you do want to keep it please fix the configuration so that re-starting the service will work.

Since it seems likely to me that this is a local configuration problem, rather than a bug in Ubuntu, I'm marking this bug as Incomplete.

If indeed this is a local configuration problem, you can find pointers to get help for this sort of problem here: http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community

Or if you believe that this is really a bug, then you may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem, explain why you believe this is a bug in Ubuntu rather than a problem specific to your system, and then change the bug status back to New.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for bsd-mailx (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]