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

[miguel.filipe]

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-image-2.6.31-16-generic linux-image-2.6.31-16-server
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
  flashplugin-installer flashplugin-nonfree gdm indicator-session linux-headers-2.6.31-16-generic linux-headers-generic xorg xserver-xorg
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/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
(Reading database ... 311237 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic 2.6.31-16.52 (using .../linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic_2.6.31-16.53_amd64.deb) ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic_2.6.31-16.53_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
User postrm hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 1
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.31-16-server 2.6.31-16.52 (using .../linux-image-2.6.31-16-server_2.6.31-16.53_amd64.deb) ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.31-16-server_2.6.31-16.53_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
User postrm hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic_2.6.31-16.53_amd64.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.31-16-server_2.6.31-16.53_amd64.deb
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/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
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/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
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
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: gdm 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1 [modified: var/lib/gdm/.gconf.defaults/%gconf-tree.xml]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: grub
Title: 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
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64