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package postfix (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #656251 reported by martrockcham
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: postfix

package postfix failed to load also freezes in install in terminal at type of install required.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: postfix (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.44-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic x86_64
AptOrdering:
 linux-headers-2.6.32-22-generic: Remove
 linux-headers-2.6.32-22: Remove
 postfix: Install
 postfix: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 7 12:07:37 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
SourcePackage: postfix
Title: package postfix (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

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martrockcham (me-shopcps) wrote :
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James Page (james-page) wrote :

Error message from DpkgTerminalLog:

debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable

dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/postfix_2.7.0-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):

 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

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Scott Kitterman (kitterman) wrote :

This is a debconf bug.

affects: postfix (Ubuntu) → debconf (Ubuntu)
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