package gconf2 3.2.5-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 126
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gconf (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
My system has been running quite smoothly for a while now but several days ago, package operations kept failing. This is the output of apt-get:
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
Examining /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-
cp: `/usr/lib/
run-parts: /etc/kernel/
Failed to process /etc/kernel/
dpkg: error processing linux-image-
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up gconf2 (3.2.5-0ubuntu2) ...
/var/lib/
dpkg: error processing gconf2 (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 126
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of compiz-gnome:
compiz-gnome depends on gconf2 (>= 2.28.1-2); however:
Package gconf2 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing compiz-gnome (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of compiz-
compiz-
Package gconf2 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing compiz-
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of compiz:
compiz depends on compiz-gnome | compiz-kde; however:
Package compiz-gnome is not configured yet.
Package compiz-kde is not installed.
compiz depends on compiz-
Package compiz-
dpkg: error processing compiz (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent No apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
linux-
Package linux-image-
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 3.2.0.49.59); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of unity-common:
unity-common depends on gconf2 (>= 2.28.1-2); however:
Package gconf2 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing unity-common (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of unity:
unity depends on unity-common (= 5.20.0-0ubuntu1); however:
Package unity-common is not configured yet.
unity depends on compiz; however:
Package compiz is not configured yet.
unity depends on compiz-
Package compiz-
dpkg: error processing unity (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-
gconf2
compiz-gnome
compiz-
compiz
linux-
linux-generic
unity-common
unity
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
zsh: exit 100 sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
And this is the file that generates the permission error:
# ls -l /var/lib/
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2679 Mar 23 2012 /var/lib/
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gconf2 3.2.5-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-48-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jun 21 10:03:48 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 126
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120201.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: gconf
Title: package gconf2 3.2.5-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 126
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ linux/+ bug/1194254 is probably the same bug.