package linux-image-2.6.28-11-server 2.6.28-11.42 failed to install/upgrade: subproces post-installation script returned error 1

[Paul van Genderen]

This is what I did:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-xen-desktop xen-hypervisor-amd64

On a fresh install of Ubuntu Studio.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subproces post-installation script gaf een foutwaarde 1 terug
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=2abaf44c-fc21-4f16-ac8a-0fcd6e1a8d2e
MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation T3400
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-image-2.6.28-11-server 2.6.28-11.42
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=de44e242-159f-4240-a186-34bef5bcfb48 ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-11.42-generic
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.28-11-server 2.6.28-11.42 failed to install/upgrade: subproces post-installation script gaf een foutwaarde 1 terug

[Paul van Genderen (paulvg)]

This is what I get with dpkg --configure --pending:

Setting up bridge-utils (1.4-5) ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing bridge-utils (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up linux-image-2.6.28-11-server (2.6.28-11.42) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-server
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
User postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 1
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.28-11-server (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-xen-desktop:
 ubuntu-xen-desktop depends on bridge-utils; however:
  Package bridge-utils is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-xen-desktop (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-server:
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-server depends on linux-image-2.6.28-11-server; however:
  Package linux-image-2.6.28-11-server is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-server:
 linux-image-server depends on linux-image-2.6.28-11-server; however:
  Package linux-image-2.6.28-11-server is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-server:
 linux-server depends on linux-image-server (= 2.6.28.11.15); however:
  Package linux-image-server is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-server:
 linux-restricted-modules-server depends on linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-server; however:
  Package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-server is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 bridge-utils
 linux-image-2.6.28-11-server
 ubuntu-xen-desktop
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-server
 linux-image-server
 linux-server
 linux-restricted-modules-server

[Paul van Genderen (paulvg)]

I found the problem: I was running tasksel in another terminal, as a user. I didn't know running tasksel without privileges could mess up a configure script.

Steps to reproduce:

1. run tasksel (not as root)
2. install (or configure) bridge-utils

I'm not 100% sure if this is a bug with debconf, tasksel or bridge-utils.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 349469, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.