Confirmed. Same problem here, full log: daniel@daydream:~$ LC_ALL=C sudo apt-get install xdm Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: xdm 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/164 kB of archives. After this operation, 926 kB of additional disk space will be used. Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package xdm. (Reading database ... 172392 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking xdm (from .../xdm_1%3a1.1.10-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for ureadahead ... Setting up xdm (1:1.1.10-3ubuntu1) ... Adding system startup for /etc/init.d/xdm ... /etc/rc0.d/K01xdm -> ../init.d/xdm /etc/rc1.d/K01xdm -> ../init.d/xdm /etc/rc6.d/K01xdm -> ../init.d/xdm /etc/rc2.d/S99xdm -> ../init.d/xdm /etc/rc3.d/S99xdm -> ../init.d/xdm /etc/rc4.d/S99xdm -> ../init.d/xdm /etc/rc5.d/S99xdm -> ../init.d/xdm daniel@daydream:~$ LC_ALL=C sudo dpkg -P xdm (Reading database ... 172427 files and directories currently installed.) Removing xdm ... xdm prerm warning: new default display manager has been selected; please be sure to run "dpkg-reconfigure lightdm" to ensure that it is configured Purging configuration files for xdm ... Removing any system startup links for /etc/init.d/xdm ... /etc/rc0.d/K01xdm /etc/rc1.d/K01xdm /etc/rc2.d/S99xdm /etc/rc3.d/S99xdm /etc/rc4.d/S99xdm /etc/rc5.d/S99xdm /etc/rc6.d/K01xdm Processing triggers for ureadahead ... Processing triggers for man-db ... daniel@daydream:~$ LC_ALL=C sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm dpkg-maintscript-helper: warning: environment variable DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_NAME missing dpkg-maintscript-helper: warning: environment variable DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE missing daniel@daydream:~$
** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/854337 Title: "dpkg-reconfigure lightdm" fails To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/854337/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs