dpkg trigger cycle detection was an experimental feature in Debian, and subsequently Ubuntu, was has now been removed from dpkg. Therefore, this bug report is no longer valid and I'm marking it as such.
If you are interested in more information about this issue you could look at: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=776910#42 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #776910 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=776910 ** Changed in: glib2.0 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to glib2.0 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1060977 Title: package libglib2.0-0 2.32.3-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned Status in glib2.0 package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: This error occurred when attempting to apt-get install gedit ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libglib2.0-0 2.32.3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic 3.2.28 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13 Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Oct 3 08:43:31 2012 ErrorMessage: triggers looping, abandoned InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) SourcePackage: glib2.0 Title: package libglib2.0-0 2.32.3-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/+bug/1060977/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp