dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.32-33-server_2.6.32-33.71_amd64.deb

[Jordon Bedwell]

On Wed, August 10, 2011 3:24 pm, Peng Yu wrote:
>> I get the following error. Does anybody know how to fix it?
>> debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by
>> another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
>> Try using the verbose option as well or using aptitude - as they'll
>> provide
>> more info.
> See below
> debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by
> another process: Resource temporarily unavailable

The suggestion to use -v was futile because the error was in plain site.
Try:

sudo fuser -k /var/cache/debconf/config.dat