[Bug 1679435] Re: installing dkms package from gnome-software, no debconf frontend: package shim-signed 1.27~16.10.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Robert Ancell]

commit fb4e6a91585b53eec9db304c41a7fb965f7813b8
Author: Robert Ancell <robert.ancell at canonical.com>
Date:   Thu Apr 20 16:46:36 2017 +1200

    apt: Support debconf


** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed

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Title:
  installing dkms package from gnome-software, no debconf frontend:
  package shim-signed 1.27~16.10.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
  failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation
  script returned error exit status 1

Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in shim-signed package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  i was installing stuff from the software center

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: shim-signed 1.27~16.10.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-45.48-generic 4.8.17
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-45-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Apr  3 18:51:34 2017
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:shim-signed:1.27~16.10.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
   Processing triggers for shim-signed (1.27~16.10.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1) ...
   Running in non-interactive mode, doing nothing.
   dpkg: error processing package shim-signed (--configure):
    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-03 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
   apt  1.3.4
  SourcePackage: shim-signed
  Title: package shim-signed 1.27~16.10.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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