[Bug 1825705] Re: package spamassassin 3.4.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned

[Bryce Harrington]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1828639 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1828639

This was not actually a fault in spamassassin but rather dpkg had gotten
stuck in a dependency loop, and spamassassin was just the first thing to
trip.  This was likely fixed by 1828639, I will dupe it up.

** Package changed: spamassassin (Ubuntu) => dpkg (Ubuntu)

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1828639
   Unlooping all the trigger loops!!!!!

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Title:
  package spamassassin 3.4.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers
  looping, abandoned

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Upgrade error during update to Ubuntu 19.04

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
  Package: spamassassin 3.4.2-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-17.18-generic 4.18.20
  Uname: Linux 4.18.0-17-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Apr 21 11:11:07 2019
  ErrorMessage: triggers looping, abandoned
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-29 (568 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  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: spamassassin
  Title: package spamassassin 3.4.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-04-21 (0 days ago)

  
  Setting up update-notifier-common (3.192.18) ...
  dpkg: cycle found while processing triggers:
   chain of packages whose triggers are or may be responsible:
    libgtk2.0-0:amd64 -> libc-bin
   packages' pending triggers which are or may be unresolvable:
    spamassassin: perl-major-upgrade
    dovecot-core: register-dovecot-plugin
    install-info: /usr/share/info
    sgml-base: /usr/share/xml: /usr/share/sgml: update-sgmlcatalog: /etc/sgml
    linux-image-5.0.0-13-generic: linux-update-5.0.0-13-generic
    udev: /lib/udev/hwdb.d
    shared-mime-info: /usr/share/mime/packages
    dbus: /etc/dbus-1/system.d
    ca-certificates: update-ca-certificates
    ureadahead: /etc/init.d: /etc/init
    resolvconf: resolvconf-enable-updates
    systemd: /etc/init.d
    libc-bin: ldconfig
    libgtk2.0-0:amd64: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/immodules
    dictionaries-common: update-default-ispell: update-default-wordlist: aspell-autobuildhash
    sa-compile: perl-major-upgrade
    hicolor-icon-theme: /usr/share/icons/hicolor
    initramfs-tools: update-initramfs
    mime-support: /usr/share/applications: /usr/lib/mime/packages
    bamfdaemon: gmenucache: /usr/share/applications
  dpkg: error processing package spamassassin (--configure):
   triggers looping, abandoned

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