[Bug 1513692] Re: package man-db 2.7.4-1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned

[James Banks]

I think that giving more of a warning about these Upgrade problems would be a great kindness to average users. Even more so a kindness to the Microsoft refugees who chose Ubuntu because it was supposed to be easy to use and "Just Work" without writing up a lot of custom scripts. If the only dependable upgrade is a complete re-installation from a DVD, then please tell us so.
Please don't prank thousands of people with that "Upgrade" button on a popup menu.

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Title:
  package man-db 2.7.4-1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping,
  abandoned

Status in man-db package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  happened during 16.04 upgradation from 15.10

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: man-db 2.7.4-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-17.21-generic 4.2.3
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Nov  6 08:38:16 2015
  DuplicateSignature: package:man-db:2.7.4-1:triggers looping, abandoned
  ErrorMessage: triggers looping, abandoned
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-05 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.3ubuntu1
   apt  1.0.10.2ubuntu1
  SourcePackage: man-db
  Title: package man-db 2.7.4-1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2015-11-06 (0 days ago)

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