/etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 2 - Can't locate Debconf/Element/Dialog.pm

[Igor Moiseev]

Binary package hint: nvidia-common

my@host~$ sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade
[sudo] password for my:
Lettura elenco dei pacchetti... Fatto
Generazione albero delle dipendenze
Lettura informazioni sullo stato... Fatto
0 aggiornati, 0 installati, 0 da rimuovere e 1 non aggiornati.
5 non completamente installati o rimossi.
Dopo quest'operazione, verranno occupati 0B di spazio su disco.
Continuare [S/n]? s
Configurazione di linux-image-2.6.32-23-generic (2.6.32-23.37)...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-21-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-18-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common 2.6.32-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic
debconf: Impossibile caricare Debconf::Element::Dialog. Fallito perché: Can't locate Debconf/Element/Dialog.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 26) line 2, <GEN0> line 2.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 26) line 2, <GEN0> line 2.

Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Dialog" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Dialog"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN0> line 2.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 2
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-23-generic.postinst line 1003.
dpkg: errore nell'elaborare linux-image-2.6.32-23-generic (--configure):
 il sottoprocesso vecchio script di post-installation ha restituito lo stato di errore 2
dpkg: problemi con le dipendenze impediscono la configurazione di linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic dipende da linux-image-2.6.32-23-generic; comunque:
  Il pacchetto linux-image-2.6.32-23-generic non è ancora configurato.
dpkg: errore nell'elaborare linux-image-generic (--configure):
 problemi con le dipendenze - lasciato non configurato
dpkg: problemi con le dipendenze impediscono la configurazione di linux-generic:
 linux-generic dipende da linux-image-generic (= 2.6.32.23.24); comunque:
  Il pacchetto linux-image-generic non è ancora configurato.
dpkg: errore nell'elaborare linux-generic (--configure):
 problemi con le dipendenze - lasciato non configurato
Configurazione di linux-headers-2.6.32-23-generic (2.6.32-23.37)...
Non è stata scritta alcuna segnalazione apport poiché il messaggio di errore indica che è un errore da un fallimento precedente.
                                                                                                                                Non è stata scritta alcuna segnalazione apport poiché il messaggio di errore indica che è un errore da un fallimento precedente.
                                                                               Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common 2.6.32-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic
debconf: Impossibile caricare Debconf::Element::Dialog. Fallito perché: Can't locate Debconf/Element/Dialog.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 26) line 2, <GEN0> line 2.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 26) line 2, <GEN0> line 2.

Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Dialog" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Dialog"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN0> line 2.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 2
Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-2.6.32-23-generic.postinst line 110.
dpkg: errore nell'elaborare linux-headers-2.6.32-23-generic (--configure):
 il sottoprocesso vecchio script di post-installation ha restituito lo stato di errore 2
dpkg: problemi con le dipendenze impediscono la configurazione di linux-headers-generic:
 linux-headers-generic dipende da linux-headers-2.6.32-23-generic; comunque:
  Il pacchetto linux-headers-2.6.32-23-generic non è ancora configurato.
dpkg: errore nell'elaborare linux-headers-generic (--configure):
 problemi con le dipendenze - lasciato non configurato
Non è stata scritta alcuna segnalazione apport poiché è stato già raggiunto il valore MaxReport
                                                                                               Non è stata scritta alcuna segnalazione apport poiché è stato già raggiunto il valore MaxReport
             close failed in file object destructor:
Error in sys.excepthook:

Original exception was:
Si sono verificati degli errori nell'elaborazione:
 linux-image-2.6.32-23-generic
 linux-image-generic
 linux-generic
 linux-headers-2.6.32-23-generic
 linux-headers-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-23-generic 2.6.32-23.37
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Jun 17 12:04:34 2010
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 2
SourcePackage: nvidia-common
Title: package linux-image-2.6.32-23-generic 2.6.32-23.37 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 2

[Patrick (94bc1052)]

This bug report sucks a little, since the output of apt is in Italian. If anyone wants the error message in English, here you go:

########################################################################
[root@detox: ~]# apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.32-23-generic linux-headers-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
linux-headers-2.6.32-23-generic is already the newest version.
linux-headers-generic is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.32-23-generic (2.6.32-23.37) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 2.6.32-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common 2.6.32-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 10
Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-2.6.32-23-generic.postinst line 110.
dpkg: error processing linux-headers-2.6.32-23-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-generic:
 linux-headers-generic depends on linux-headers-2.6.32-23-generic; however:
  Package linux-headers-2.6.32-23-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-headers-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-headers-2.6.32-23-generic
 linux-headers-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
########################################################################

As you can see, the script at /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common fails.
The content of the script is:

########################################################################
#!/bin/bash -e
. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
db_set nvidia-common/obsolete-driver false
db_input high nvidia-common/obsolete-driver || true

if [ -x /usr/bin/nvidia-detector ]; then
    LATEST=$(nvidia-detector)
    if [ ${LATEST} ] && [ "${LATEST}" != "none" ]; then
        db_fset nvidia-common/obsolete-driver seen false
        db_subst nvidia-common/obsolete-driver latest $LATEST
        db_input high nvidia-common/obsolete-driver || true
        db_go || true
    fi
fi
########################################################################

I'd greatly appreciate any help in order to fix this! I don't just want to add an exit 0 to the end of the script.

[pinzia (pinzia)]

same problem on lucid lynx 64 bit
uname -a: Linux xeon 2.6.32-22-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 3 19:31:57 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[pinzia (pinzia)]

# sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-common
fix problem for me.
I haven't nvidia card!

[xylo (stefan-endrullis)]

Thanks for the tip.
aptitude purge nvidia-common
and
aptitude install nvidia-common
fixed the problem for me, too. (I have an nvidia card, but I cannot say whether the second step is really needed.)

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

@patrick, the original report is about a problem with debconf not finding its libraries and your issue is something different (looks more like bug 303825 which was fixed) The duplicates are not duplicates.