Not able to fix while update - crashes - /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: postfix is broken or not fully installed

[Vivek Taparia]

This happens with update manager.

Even when i try to reconfigure Postfix it gives me following error:

/usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: postfix is broken or not fully installed.

I have upgraded to 9.04 and it hass given me this problem.

[Ante Karamatić (ivoks)]

Could you run 'DEBCONF_DEBUG="developer" dpkg --configure -a'? This might give you more information.

[Nisse Pettersson (nisse-pettersson)]

Got the same problem and this is what i get when i run DEBCONF_DEBUG="developer" dpkg --configure -a

I've tried to run apt-get install -reinstall postfix but with no luck.

root@srv01:~# DEBCONF_DEBUG="developer" dpkg --configure -a
Setting up postfix (2.5.5-1.1) ...
debconf (developer): frontend started
debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is postfix
debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/postfix.config configure 2.5.5-1.1
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2
debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup
debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup
debconf (developer): <-- TITLE Postfix Configuration
debconf (developer): --> 0
debconf (developer): <-- FGET postfix/main_mailer_type isdefault
debconf (developer): The isdefault flag is deprecated, use the seen flag instead
debconf (developer): --> 0 false
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high postfix/main_mailer_type
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
debconf (developer): <-- GET postfix/main_mailer_type
debconf (developer): --> 0 Internet Site
debconf (developer): <-- FGET postfix/mailname isdefault
debconf (developer): The isdefault flag is deprecated, use the seen flag instead
debconf (developer): --> 0 false
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high postfix/mailname
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
debconf (developer): <-- GET postfix/main_mailer_type
debconf (developer): --> 0 Internet Site
debconf (developer): <-- FGET postfix/root_address isdefault
debconf (developer): The isdefault flag is deprecated, use the seen flag instead
debconf (developer): --> 0 false
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT medium postfix/root_address
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
debconf (developer): <-- GET postfix/main_mailer_type
debconf (developer): --> 0 Internet Site
debconf (developer): <-- GET postfix/mailname
debconf (developer): --> 0 srv1.ergeni.com.mk
debconf (developer): <-- FGET postfix/destinations set
debconf (developer): --> 0 true
debconf (developer): <-- SET postfix/destinations srv01.ergeni.com.mk, ergeni.com.mk, localhost.ergeni.com.mk, localhost
debconf (developer): --> 0 value set
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT medium postfix/destinations
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT medium postfix/chattr
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
debconf (developer): <-- SET postfix/mynetworks 127.0.0.0/8
debconf (developer): --> 0 value set
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT low postfix/mynetworks
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
debconf (developer): <-- FGET postfix/procmail isdefault
debconf (developer): The isdefault flag is deprecated, use the seen flag instead
debconf (developer): --> 0 false
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT low postfix/procmail
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT low postfix/mailbox_limit
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT low postfix/recipient_delim
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
debconf (developer): <-- SET postfix/protocols all
debconf (developer): --> 0 value set
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT low postfix/protocols
debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipp...

[Nisse Pettersson (nisse-pettersson)]

EDIT:
> sudo dpkg --remove postfix
> sudo dpkg --purge postfix

Solved the issue for me..