package gconf2 3.2.6-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Wren Turkal]

This package failed to be configured during an upgrade.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: gconf2 3.2.6-3ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-12.14-generic 4.2.1
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 9 01:34:43 2015
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
 # This is a distribution channel descriptor
 # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
 canonical-oem-somerville-precise-amd64-20120703-2
DuplicateSignature: package:gconf2:3.2.6-3ubuntu3:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-08 (944 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20120703-15:08
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu4
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: gconf
Title: package gconf2 3.2.6-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-09-15 (24 days ago)

[Wren Turkal (wt-penguintechs-org)]

Here's some more info:

I ran "dpkg --configure -a" as root, which failed.

Then I ran "sudo dpkg --configure -a" as my user with sudo privileges and it worked. Now my system is not in an unconfigured state.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.