[Bug 795277] Re: package man-db 2.5.9-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Robert Roth]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 746912 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/746912

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** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 746912
   package man-db 2.5.9-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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Title:
  package man-db 2.5.9-4 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: man-db

  Installed GIMP on Natty. I have backports, proposed, gnome3 PPA,
  equinox PPA and team-orta PPA enabled.

  Running GIMP after installing gives this error:

  It appears that you are using GIMP for the first time.  GIMP will now
  create a folder named '/home/ubuntu/.gimp-2.6' and copy some files to
  it.

  Creating folder '/home/ubuntu/.gimp-2.6'...
  Copying file '/home/ubuntu/.gimp-2.6/gtkrc' from '/etc/gimp/2.0/gtkrc'...
  Could not open '/etc/gimp/2.0/gtkrc' for reading: No such file or directory

  
  Terminal output:
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
  dpkg: error processing man-db (--unpack):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
  Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.POSIX.cache...
  Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
  Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
  Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
  Processing triggers for python-support ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   man-db
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  ubuntu at msi:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
  dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process
  ubuntu at msi:~$ sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock
  lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/ubuntu/.gvfs
        Output information may be incomplete.
  COMMAND   PID USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF    NODE NAME
  aptd    15290 root   14uW  REG    8,3        0 5767887 /var/lib/dpkg/lock
  ubuntu at msi:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
    linux-headers-2.6.38-8 linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic
  Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

  
  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: man-db 2.5.9-4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Jun  9 17:28:09 2011
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  SourcePackage: man-db
  Title: package man-db 2.5.9-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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