package keyboard-configuration 1.57ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255

[Starbetrayer]

Binary package hint: console-setup

update failed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: keyboard-configuration 1.57ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-5-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Mar 3 18:06:39 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: console-setup
Title: package keyboard-configuration 1.57ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2010-11-22 (101 days ago)

[Starbetrayer (starbetrayer)]

The package failed to install after an apt-get dist-upgrade

[Starbetrayer (starbetrayer)]

trying again it gives

Setting up keyboard-configuration (1.57ubuntu9) ...
No protocol specified
Cannot open display ":0"
dpkg: error processing keyboard-configuration (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of console-setup:
 console-setup depends on keyboard-configuration; however:
  Package keyboard-configuration is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing console-setup (--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:
 keyboard-configuration
 console-setup
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[jevel (jevel)]

Setting up keyboard-configuration (1.57ubuntu9) ...
No protocol specified
Cannot open display ":0.0"

I see a slight difference in mine here, but same effect.

[Hoang Tuan Nha (hoang-tuan-nha)]

I meet too this bug, how can i fix it?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package console-setup - 1.57ubuntu10

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console-setup (1.57ubuntu10) natty; urgency=low

  * Don't fail to configure keyboard-configuration if setxkbmap fails to
    talk to the X display (LP: #728764).
 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:40:49 +0000