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 Therefore, this bug report is no longer valid and I'm marking it as such.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: fontconfig (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to fontconfig in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1420554 Title: package fontconfig 2.11.1-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned Status in fontconfig package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: Failed on update ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: fontconfig 2.11.1-0ubuntu6 Uname: Linux 3.18.3-031803-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.16.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 10 18:51:02 2015 DuplicateSignature: package:fontconfig:2.11.1-0ubuntu6:triggers looping, abandoned ErrorMessage: triggers looping, abandoned InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-24 (17 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20150124) SourcePackage: fontconfig Title: package fontconfig 2.11.1-0ubuntu6 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/fontconfig/+bug/1420554/+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