[Bug 1825211] Re: package menu 2.1.47ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned

[Brian Murray]

Julian had asked about events in term.log surrounding unpacking openssl.
Here's what I found:

Preparing to unpack .../184-libpcre3_2%3a8.39-12_amd64.deb ...^M
De-configuring libpcre3:i386 (2:8.39-11) ...^M
Unpacking libpcre3:amd64 (2:8.39-12) over (2:8.39-11) ...^M
Preparing to unpack .../185-libpcre3_2%3a8.39-12_i386.deb ...^M
Unpacking libpcre3:i386 (2:8.39-12) over (2:8.39-11) ...^M
Preparing to unpack .../186-passwd_1%3a4.5-1.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...^M
Unpacking passwd (1:4.5-1.1ubuntu2) over (1:4.5-1.1ubuntu1) ...^M
Setting up passwd (1:4.5-1.1ubuntu2) ...^M
(Reading database ... ^M(Reading database ... 5%^M(Reading database ... 10%^M(Reading database ... 15%^M(Reading database ... 20%^M(Reading database ... 25%^M(Reading database ... 30%^M(Reading database ... 35%^M(Reading database ... 40%^M(Reading database ... 45%^M(Reading database ... 50%^M(Reading database ... 55%^M(Reading database ... 60%^M(Reading database ... 65%^M(Reading database ... 70%^M(Reading database ... 75%^M(Reading database ... 80%^M(Reading database ... 85%^M(Reading database ... 90%^M(Reading database ... 95%^M(Reading database ... 100%^M(Reading database ... 321448 files and directories currently installed.)^M
Preparing to unpack .../000-openssl_1.1.1b-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...^M
Unpacking openssl (1.1.1b-1ubuntu2) over (1.1.1b-1ubuntu1) ...^M
Preparing to unpack .../001-tzdata_2019a-1_all.deb ...^M
Unpacking tzdata (2019a-1) over (2018i-2) ...^M
Preparing to unpack .../002-ubuntu-advantage-tools_19.4_amd64.deb ...^M
Unpacking ubuntu-advantage-tools (19.4) over (18) ...^M
Preparing to unpack .../003-ubuntu-minimal_1.431_amd64.deb ...^M
Unpacking ubuntu-minimal (1.431) over (1.430) ...^M

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Title:
  package menu 2.1.47ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: triggers
  looping, abandoned

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  This was during a "regular" update of Disco during its development
  cycle.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
  Package: menu 2.1.47ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-7.8-generic 5.0.0
  Uname: Linux 5.0.0-7-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Apr 17 08:35:29 2019
  ErrorMessage: triggers looping, abandoned
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-22 (1180 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160117)
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.7, Python 3.7.3, python3-minimal, 3.7.3-1
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.16, python-minimal, 2.7.16-1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.6ubuntu1
   apt  1.8.0
  SourcePackage: menu
  Title: package menu 2.1.47ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-01-22 (84 days ago)

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