Public bug reported: I have a package with a postinst containing:
# Update the console to a GB keyboard and the default fonts for that # keyboard within the release. setup_console() { echo "Fixing console settings" rm -f /etc/default/keyboard rm -f /etc/default/console-setup debconf-set-selections <<EOF keyboard-configuration keyboard-configuration/modelcode string pc105 keyboard-configuration keyboard-configuration/layoutcode string gb EOF dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=noninteractive -u keyboard-configuration dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=noninteractive -u console-setup } that has been working fine on all releases of Ubuntu up to Quantal with v1.16.4.3ubuntu1 of dpkg. However the latest 1.6.7 dpkg appears to have stopped this working: Fixing console settings^M update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)^M dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process^M dpkg: error processing cloud-build (--configure):^M subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2^M ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: dpkg 1.16.7ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-3.3-generic 3.5.0-rc5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-3-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.3-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Jul 10 08:33:23 2012 SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal uec-images -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1022867 Title: dpkg-reconfigure in postinst fails on 1.6.7 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1022867/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs