[Bug 1594587] Re: package keyboard-configuration 1.108ubuntu15.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

[ironstorm]

I was able to work around this stupidity by temporarily pulling the
execute bit from setxkbmap as follows:

/var/cache/apt/archives⟫ which setxkbmap
/usr/bin/setxkbmap

/var/cache/apt/archives⟫ sudo chmod -x /usr/bin/setxkbmap

/var/cache/apt/archives⟫ sudo dpkg -i keyboard-configuration_1.108ubuntu15.2_all.deb
(Reading database ... 288650 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack keyboard-configuration_1.108ubuntu15.2_all.deb ...
Unpacking keyboard-configuration (1.108ubuntu15.2) over (1.108ubuntu15.2) ...
Setting up keyboard-configuration (1.108ubuntu15.2) ...
update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults
update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu8) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.1) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-38-generic

/var/cache/apt/archives⟫ sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/setxkbmap

After doing that I was finally able to complete the rest of the upgrade.

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Title:
  package keyboard-configuration 1.108ubuntu15.2 failed to
  install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
  returned error exit status 128

Status in console-setup package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Running update manager and suddenly its freezing.

  Running back update manager giving the following problem.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: keyboard-configuration 1.108ubuntu15.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-24.43-generic 4.4.10
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Jun 21 05:50:37 2016
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-30 (82 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
  SourcePackage: console-setup
  Title: package keyboard-configuration 1.108ubuntu15.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-14 (67 days ago)
  modified.conffile..etc.init.d.keyboard-setup: [deleted]

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