[Bug 839662] Re: debconf: DbDriver "config": rename failed: Is a directory

Launchpad Bug Tracker 839662 at bugs.launchpad.net
Mon Nov 21 04:18:06 UTC 2011


[Expired for debconf (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
days.]

** Changed in: debconf (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  debconf: DbDriver "config": rename failed: Is a directory

Status in “debconf” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Crashed while installing XChat using sudo apt-get install xchat-gnome.

  Terminal log
  $ sudo apt-get install xchat-gnome
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following extra packages will be installed:
    libsexy2 tcl8.4 xchat-gnome-common xchat-gnome-indicator
  Suggested packages:
    tclreadline
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    libsexy2 tcl8.4 xchat-gnome xchat-gnome-common xchat-gnome-indicator
  0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 1,432 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 5,526 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
  Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main libsexy2 amd64 0.1.11-2build2 [35.1 kB]
  Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main tcl8.4 amd64 8.4.19-4ubuntu3 [870 kB]
  Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main xchat-gnome-common all 1:0.30.0~git20100421.29cc76-1ubuntu4 [163 kB]
  Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main xchat-gnome amd64 1:0.30.0~git20100421.29cc76-1ubuntu4 [355 kB]
  Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main xchat-gnome-indicator amd64 0.3.10-0ubuntu1 [8,766 B]
  Fetched 1,432 kB in 38s (37.4 kB/s)                                            
  Selecting previously deselected package libsexy2.
  (Reading database ... 124755 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking libsexy2 (from .../libsexy2_0.1.11-2build2_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package tcl8.4.
  Unpacking tcl8.4 (from .../tcl8.4_8.4.19-4ubuntu3_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package xchat-gnome-common.
  Unpacking xchat-gnome-common (from .../xchat-gnome-common_1%3a0.30.0~git20100421.29cc76-1ubuntu4_all.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package xchat-gnome.
  Unpacking xchat-gnome (from .../xchat-gnome_1%3a0.30.0~git20100421.29cc76-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package xchat-gnome-indicator.
  Unpacking xchat-gnome-indicator (from .../xchat-gnome-indicator_0.3.10-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  debconf: DbDriver "config": rename failed: Is a directory
  dpkg: error processing man-db (--unpack):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
  Processing triggers for gconf2 ...
  Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
  Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
  Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
  Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   man-db
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: man-db 2.6.0.2-2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.15-generic 3.0.3
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.280
  Date: Fri Sep  2 17:45:49 2011
  DuplicateSignature:
   Unpacking xchat-gnome-indicator (from .../xchat-gnome-indicator_0.3.10-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
   Processing triggers for man-db ...
   debconf: DbDriver "config": rename failed: Is a directory
   dpkg: error processing man-db (--unpack):
    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110901)
  SourcePackage: man-db
  Title: package man-db 2.6.0.2-2 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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