[Bug 1022867] [NEW] dpkg-reconfigure in postinst fails on 1.6.7

[Neil Wilson]

Public bug reported:

I have a package with a postinst containing:


# Update the console to a GB keyboard and the default fonts for that
# keyboard within the release.
setup_console() {
  echo "Fixing console settings"
  rm -f /etc/default/keyboard
  rm -f /etc/default/console-setup
  debconf-set-selections <<EOF
keyboard-configuration	keyboard-configuration/modelcode	string	pc105
keyboard-configuration	keyboard-configuration/layoutcode	string	gb
EOF
  dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=noninteractive -u keyboard-configuration
  dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=noninteractive -u console-setup
}


that has been working fine on all releases of Ubuntu up to Quantal with v1.16.4.3ubuntu1 of dpkg. However the latest 1.6.7 dpkg appears to have stopped this working:


Fixing console settings^M
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)^M
dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process^M
dpkg: error processing cloud-build (--configure):^M
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2^M

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: dpkg 1.16.7ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-3.3-generic 3.5.0-rc5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-3-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.3-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jul 10 08:33:23 2012
SourcePackage: dpkg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal uec-images

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Title:
  dpkg-reconfigure in postinst fails on 1.6.7

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have a package with a postinst containing:

  
  # Update the console to a GB keyboard and the default fonts for that
  # keyboard within the release.
  setup_console() {
    echo "Fixing console settings"
    rm -f /etc/default/keyboard
    rm -f /etc/default/console-setup
    debconf-set-selections <<EOF
  keyboard-configuration	keyboard-configuration/modelcode	string	pc105
  keyboard-configuration	keyboard-configuration/layoutcode	string	gb
  EOF
    dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=noninteractive -u keyboard-configuration
    dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=noninteractive -u console-setup
  }

  
  that has been working fine on all releases of Ubuntu up to Quantal with v1.16.4.3ubuntu1 of dpkg. However the latest 1.6.7 dpkg appears to have stopped this working:

  
  Fixing console settings^M
  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)^M
  dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process^M
  dpkg: error processing cloud-build (--configure):^M
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2^M

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: dpkg 1.16.7ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-3.3-generic 3.5.0-rc5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-3-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.3-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Jul 10 08:33:23 2012
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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