Comment 18 for bug 91399

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Fran6co (fran6co) wrote : Re: [Bug 91399] Re: fail to install with subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3

No, you got to purge the package using this command:

sudo apt-get --purge remove console-setup

this will remove all the configuration files of console-setup. Then install
with:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-minimal

On 3/23/07, marcmpub <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Sorry if my question seems stupid but I understood martin suggestion as
> remove the console set-up package and then reinstall it (apt-get remove and
> then via adept manager request console-set-up install) and I get again the
> error for this console setup package....
> So either i didn't understood Martin suggestion either there are still a
> problem
>
> dpkg: erreur de traitement de console-setup (--configure):
> le sous-processus post-installation script a retourné une erreur de sortie
> d'état 20
> Des erreurs ont été rencontrées pendant l'exécution:
> console-setup
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> --
> fail to install with subprocess post-installation script returned error
> exit status 3
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/91399
>