[Bug 989396] Re: Package keyboard-configuration post-installation script. Hang on /bin/setupcon --force --save for 10 min then killed

[Michael Paik]

Had the same issue; for me the problem was that the machine is headless
and keyboardless. The keyboard detection mechanism in the new postinst
script hangs while trying to determine the keyboard configuration;
either uncommenting the old keyboard_present function (which is still in
the file, commented out) or (as in my case) simply creating a
keyboard_present function that returns 1 works for me.

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Title:
  Package keyboard-configuration  post-installation script. Hang on
  /bin/setupcon --force --save for 10 min then killed

Status in “console-setup” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I am was in update bunch of packages today on ubuntu 12.04 beta2.
  While update keyboard-configuration package i get a window which ask
  how i would like to switch keyboard layout. I choose one an click OK.
  Than window closed and process hangs for about 30 min. Than i kill it.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: keyboard-configuration 1.70ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Apr 27 11:37:05 2012
  DuplicateSignature:
   Setting up keyboard-configuration (1.70ubuntu5) ...
   Terminated
   dpkg: error processing keyboard-configuration (--configure):
    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 143
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 143
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: console-setup
  Title: package keyboard-configuration 1.70ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 143
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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