[Bug 643081] Re: package man-db 2.5.7-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Andreas Moog]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 349469 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/349469

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 349469
   debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable

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Title:
  package man-db 2.5.7-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed
  post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Status in “man-db” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: grub2

  E: /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-
  image-2.6.32-24-generic_2.6.32-24.43_i386.deb: subprocess new pre-
  installation script returned error exit status 1

  Errors encountered
  man-db
  grub-pc

  ubuntu desktop installed on second hard drive with win xp on first. 
  Still trying to figure out where grub is sitting.


  This is digging a hole stuff.

  Various packages failed either to install or uninstall. Something is really ragging processor usage.
  Led to believe tis script might be a solution.

  purge old and reinstall new to sda
  sudo apt-get purge grub grub-pc grub-common
  sudo mv /boot/grub /boot/grub_backup
  sudo mkdir /boot/grub
  sudo apt-get install grub-pc grub-common

  sudo grub-install --recheck /dev/sda
  sudo update-grub

  At which point (sudo apt-get install grub-pc grub-common) got stuck up the barrel.
  Where it has been for a week now sitting on any chance of an up date.

  despiration time suggested a clean up might shake the road block.

  sudo killall synaptic
  sudo killall aptitude
  sudo killall mintinstall
  sudo killall software-center
  sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock
  sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
  sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/* |
  sudo rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin 
  sudo dpkg --purge $(dpkg -l |grep  ^rc |awk '{print $2}' | tr '\012' ' ')
  sudo apt-get -f install 
  sudo apt-get clean 
  sudo apt-get autoclean 

  things not looking too good just now so I may end up doing a clean re-
  intall.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: man-db 2.5.7-2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.42-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Sep 19 21:54:28 2010
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Title: package man-db 2.5.7-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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