Public bug reported: Binary package hint: cryptsetup
version: 2:1.0.4+svn26-1ubuntu1 on installation, everything works without any error message, but then installation hangs. Complete output is as follows: ---8<--- > sudo apt-get install cryptsetup Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: linux-headers-2.6.20-6 unattended-upgrades linux-headers-2.6.20-6-generic python-launchpad-bugs python-software-properties apport cryptplug apport-qt python-xdg libgpgme6 python-problem-report software-properties-kde python-gnupginterface python-apport Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following NEW packages will be installed: cryptsetup 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/266kB of archives. After unpacking 762kB of additional disk space will be used. Selecting previously deselected package cryptsetup. (Reading database ... 187387 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking cryptsetup (from .../cryptsetup_2%3a1.0.4+svn26-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Setting up cryptsetup (1.0.4+svn26-1ubuntu1) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-8-generic --->8--- after that last line the installation process hangs forever. Just got the idea of 'strace' the process, it says ---8<--- > strace -p <PID> Process <PID> attached - interrupt to quit wait4(16666, --->8--- hmmm... ** Affects: cryptsetup (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed ** Description changed: Binary package hint: cryptsetup version: 2:1.0.4+svn26-1ubuntu1 on installation, everything works without any error message, but then installation hangs. Complete output is as follows: ---8<--- > sudo apt-get install cryptsetup Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: linux-headers-2.6.20-6 unattended-upgrades linux-headers-2.6.20-6-generic python-launchpad-bugs python-software-properties apport cryptplug apport-qt python-xdg libgpgme6 python-problem-report software-properties-kde python-gnupginterface python-apport Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following NEW packages will be installed: cryptsetup 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/266kB of archives. After unpacking 762kB of additional disk space will be used. Selecting previously deselected package cryptsetup. (Reading database ... 187387 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking cryptsetup (from .../cryptsetup_2%3a1.0.4+svn26-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Setting up cryptsetup (1.0.4+svn26-1ubuntu1) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-8-generic --->8--- after that last line the installation process hangs forever. + Just got the idea of 'strace' the process, it says + ---8<--- + > strace -p <PID> + Process <PID> attached - interrupt to quit + wait4(16666, + + --->8--- + hmmm... -- cryptsetup installation hanging during configuration https://launchpad.net/bugs/85621 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs