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

[Philip Muškovac]

Binary package hint: console-setup

Installing usual updates with aptitude running in byobu.
dpkg --configure -a in Konsole didn't help though.

ProblemType: PackageDistroRelease: 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
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Mar 4 15:10:34 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110124)
PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: console-setup
Title: package keyboard-configuration 1.57ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Here's the full script log:
$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up keyboard-configuration (1.57ubuntu9) ...
+ set -e
+ . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+ [ ! ]
+ PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1
+ export PERL_DL_NONLAZY
+ [ ]
+ exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/amd64/keyboard-configuration.postinst configure 1.57ubuntu8
+ set -e
+ . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+ [ ! 1 ]
+ [ -z ]
+ exec
+ [ ]
+ exec
+ DEBCONF_REDIR=1
+ export DEBCONF_REDIR
+ [ -f /usr/share/console-setup-mini/keyboard-configuration.config ]
+ CONFIGFILE=/etc/default/keyboard
+ [ configure = configure ]
+ db_get keyboard-configuration/modelcode
+ _db_cmd GET keyboard-configuration/modelcode
+ IFS= printf %s\n GET keyboard-configuration/modelcode
+ IFS=
 read -r _db_internal_line
+ RET=pc105
+ return 0
+ model=pc105
+ db_get keyboard-configuration/layoutcode
+ _db_cmd GET keyboard-configuration/layoutcode
+ IFS= printf %s\n GET keyboard-configuration/layoutcode
+ IFS=
 read -r _db_internal_line
+ RET=de
+ return 0
+ layout=de
+ db_get keyboard-configuration/variantcode
+ _db_cmd GET keyboard-configuration/variantcode
+ IFS= printf %s\n GET keyboard-configuration/variantcode
+ IFS=
 read -r _db_internal_line
+ RET=deadacute
+ return 0
+ variant=deadacute
+ db_get keyboard-configuration/optionscode
+ _db_cmd GET keyboard-configuration/optionscode
+ IFS= printf %s\n GET keyboard-configuration/optionscode
+ IFS=
 read -r _db_internal_line
+ RET=
+ return 0
+ options=
+ [ ! -e /etc/default/keyboard ]
+ cp -a -f /etc/default/keyboard /etc/default/keyboard.tmp
+ grep ^ *XKBMODEL= /etc/default/keyboard
+ grep ^ *XKBLAYOUT= /etc/default/keyboard
+ grep ^ *XKBVARIANT= /etc/default/keyboard
+ grep ^ *XKBOPTIONS= /etc/default/keyboard
+ sed -e s|^ *XKBMODEL=.*|XKBMODEL="pc105"| -e s|^ *XKBLAYOUT=.*|XKBLAYOUT="de"| -e s|^ *XKBVARIANT=.*|XKBVARIANT="deadacute"| -e s|^ *XKBOPTIONS=.*|XKBOPTIONS=""|
+ mv -f /etc/default/keyboard.tmp /etc/default/keyboard
+ db_set keyboard-configuration/store_defaults_in_debconf_db true
+ _db_cmd SET keyboard-configuration/store_defaults_in_debconf_db true
+ IFS= printf %s\n SET keyboard-configuration/store_defaults_in_debconf_db true
+ IFS=
 read -r _db_internal_line
+ RET=value set
+ return 0
+ type plymouth
+ plymouth --ping
+ keyboard_present
+ local kern kbdpattern class subclass protocol
+ uname -r
+ kern=2.6.38-5-generic
+ [ -f /proc/bus/input/devices ]
+ kbdpattern=
+ kbdpattern=\|AT Set \|AT Translated Set\|AT Raw Set
+ kbdpattern=\|AT Set \|AT Translated Set\|AT Raw Set\|Atari Keyboard
+ kbdpattern=\|AT Set \|AT Translated Set\|AT Raw Set\|Atari Keyboard\|Amiga Keyboard
+ kbdpattern=\|AT Set \|AT Translated Set\|AT Raw Set\|Atari Keyboard\|Amiga Keyboard\|HIL keyboard
+ kbdpattern=\|AT Set \|AT Translated Set\|AT Raw Set\|Atari Keyboard\|Amiga Keyboard\|HIL keyboard\|ADB keyboard
+ kbdpattern=\|AT Set \|AT Translated Set\|AT Raw Set\|Atari Keyboard\|Amiga Keyboard\|HIL keyboard\|ADB keyboard\|Sun Type
+ grep -i \|AT Set \|AT Translated Set\|AT Raw Set\|Atari Keyboard\|Amiga Keyboard\|HIL keyboard\|ADB keyboard\|Sun Type /proc/bus/input/devices
+ return 0
+ [ :0 ]
+ which setxkbmap
+ local IFS
+ IFS=:
+ [ -x /usr/local/sbin/setxkbmap ]
+ [ -x /usr/local/bin/setxkbmap ]
+ [ -x /usr/sbin/setxkbmap ]
+ [ -x /usr/bin/setxkbmap ]
+ echo /usr/bin/setxkbmap
+ return 0
+ setxkbmap -option -model pc105 de deadacute
No protocol specified
Cannot open display ":0"
dpkg: error processing keyboard-configuration (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Thanks for your report. This is also bug 728764, now fixed.