package gdm 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1 [modified: var/lib/gdm/.gconf.defaults/%gconf-tree.xml] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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debconf (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gdm
miguel@feynman ~ % sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initialising package states... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
flashplugin-
2 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/57.8MB of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
Writing extended state information... Done
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/
(Reading database ... 311237 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/
User postrm hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 1
Preparing to replace linux-image-
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/
User postrm hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/
/var/cache/
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up gdm (2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1) ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/
dpkg: error processing gdm (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of indicator-session:
indicator-session depends on gdm; however:
Package gdm is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing indicator-session (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
miguel@feynman ~ % sudo dpkg --configure gdm
Setting up gdm (2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1) ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/
dpkg: error processing gdm (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
gdm
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Dec 11 15:00:30 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: gdm 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1 [modified: var/lib/
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: grub
Title: package gdm 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1 [modified: var/lib/
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
affects: | gdm (Ubuntu) → debconf (Ubuntu) |