[Bug 779261] Re: package postfix 2.8.2-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Brian Murray]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 349469 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/349469

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** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 349469
   debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable

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Title:
  package postfix 2.8.2-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: aptitude

  Was installing postfix and aptitude (GUI version in Xubuntu) crashed.
  The system did not report the aptitude crash. I had to do a full
  package source re-due via the command line, then aptitude worked
  again.

  Re-due consisted of:
  1. init 1 - then to root with network option
  2. aptitude -u
      a. packages did not download due to errors on archive.ubuntu.com 
  3. nano /etc/apt/sources.list
      a. comment out the bad repos and add a new repo source
  4. aptitude -u again
  5. reinstall postfix

  Aptitude is now working.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: postfix 2.8.2-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  AptOrdering:
   postfix: Install
   man-db: Configure
   postfix: Configure
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat May  7 14:29:17 2011
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Unpacking postfix (from .../postfix_2.8.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
   debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/postfix_2.8.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  SourcePackage: postfix
  Title: package postfix 2.8.2-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-29 (8 days ago)

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