reopen 825918 thanks There is actually 1954 error groups on my machine. A normal user would and should kill the seemingly runaway situation before hit computer locks up or disks get filled.
# sort /tmp/apt_term_log.txt |uniq -c|sort -nr|head
1954 dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
1954 and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
1954 Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
2 Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0experimental2) ...
1 dpkg: warning: unable to delete old directory '/etc/etc/ImageMagick-6':
Directory not empty
1 dpkg: warning: unable to delete old directory '/etc/etc': Directory not
empty
1 dpkg: error processing archive
/var/cache/apt/archives/imagemagick_8%3a6.9.2.10+dfsg-2_all.deb (--unpack):
1 dpkg-query: no packages found matching imagemagick:all
1 dpkg-maintscript-helper: error: directory '/usr/share/doc/imagemagick'
contains files not owned by package imagemagick:all, cannot switch to symlink
1 Unpacking libmagickwand-6.q16-2:i386 (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1) over
(8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1) ...
apt_term_log.txt.gz
Description: application/gzip
Start-Date: 2016-06-03 19:31:47 Upgrade: imagemagick:i386 (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1, 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2), libmagickwand-6.q16-2:i386 (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1, 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1), imagemagick-6.q16:i386 (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1, 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1), imagemagick-doc:i386 (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1, 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2), imagemagick-6-doc:i386 (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1, 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2), libmagickcore-6.q16-2:i386 (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1, 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1), imagemagick-6-common:i386 (8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1, 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2) Purge: libpng12-0:i386 (1.2.54-6) Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) End-Date: 2016-06-03 19:38:15
update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:17: run with --install /usr/bin/compare compare /usr/bin/compare-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/compare.1.gz compare.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/compare-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:17: link group compare updated to point to /usr/bin/compare-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:17: run with --install /usr/bin/animate animate /usr/bin/animate-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/animate.1.gz animate.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/animate-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:17: link group animate updated to point to /usr/bin/animate-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:17: run with --install /usr/bin/convert convert /usr/bin/convert-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/convert.1.gz convert.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/convert-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:17: link group convert updated to point to /usr/bin/convert-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:17: run with --install /usr/bin/composite composite /usr/bin/composite-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/composite.1.gz composite.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/composite-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:17: link group composite updated to point to /usr/bin/composite-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:17: run with --install /usr/bin/conjure conjure /usr/bin/conjure-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/conjure.1.gz conjure.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/conjure-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:17: link group conjure updated to point to /usr/bin/conjure-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:17: run with --install /usr/bin/import import /usr/bin/import-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/import.1.gz import.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/import-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:17: link group import updated to point to /usr/bin/import-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:17: run with --install /usr/bin/identify identify /usr/bin/identify-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/identify.1.gz identify.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/identify-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:17: link group identify updated to point to /usr/bin/identify-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/stream stream /usr/bin/stream-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/stream.1.gz stream.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/stream-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group stream updated to point to /usr/bin/stream-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/display display /usr/bin/display-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/display.1.gz display.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/display-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group display updated to point to /usr/bin/display-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/montage montage /usr/bin/montage-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/montage.1.gz montage.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/montage-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group montage updated to point to /usr/bin/montage-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/mogrify mogrify /usr/bin/mogrify-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/mogrify.1.gz mogrify.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mogrify-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group mogrify updated to point to /usr/bin/mogrify-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/compare-im6 compare-im6 /usr/bin/compare-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/compare-im6.1.gz compare-im6.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/compare-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group compare-im6 updated to point to /usr/bin/compare-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/animate-im6 animate-im6 /usr/bin/animate-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/animate-im6.1.gz animate-im6.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/animate-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group animate-im6 updated to point to /usr/bin/animate-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/convert-im6 convert-im6 /usr/bin/convert-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/convert-im6.1.gz convert-im6.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/convert-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group convert-im6 updated to point to /usr/bin/convert-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/composite-im6 composite-im6 /usr/bin/composite-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/composite-im6.1.gz composite-im6.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/composite-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group composite-im6 updated to point to /usr/bin/composite-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/conjure-im6 conjure-im6 /usr/bin/conjure-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/conjure-im6.1.gz conjure-im6.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/conjure-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group conjure-im6 updated to point to /usr/bin/conjure-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/import-im6 import-im6 /usr/bin/import-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/import-im6.1.gz import-im6.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/import-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group import-im6 updated to point to /usr/bin/import-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/identify-im6 identify-im6 /usr/bin/identify-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/identify-im6.1.gz identify-im6.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/identify-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group identify-im6 updated to point to /usr/bin/identify-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/stream-im6 stream-im6 /usr/bin/stream-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/stream-im6.1.gz stream-im6.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/stream-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group stream-im6 updated to point to /usr/bin/stream-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/display-im6 display-im6 /usr/bin/display-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/display-im6.1.gz display-im6.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/display-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group display-im6 updated to point to /usr/bin/display-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/montage-im6 montage-im6 /usr/bin/montage-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/montage-im6.1.gz montage-im6.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/montage-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group montage-im6 updated to point to /usr/bin/montage-im6.q16 update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: run with --install /usr/bin/mogrify-im6 mogrify-im6 /usr/bin/mogrify-im6.q16 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/mogrify-im6.1.gz mogrify-im6.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mogrify-im6.q16.1.gz update-alternatives 2016-06-03 19:38:18: link group mogrify-im6 updated to point to /usr/bin/mogrify-im6.q16
2016-06-03 19:38:10 status unpacked imagemagick:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1 2016-06-03 19:38:10 status installed imagemagick:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1 2016-06-03 19:38:10 upgrade imagemagick-6.q16:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 2016-06-03 19:38:10 status half-configured imagemagick-6.q16:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1 2016-06-03 19:38:10 status unpacked imagemagick-6.q16:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1 2016-06-03 19:38:10 status half-installed imagemagick-6.q16:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1 2016-06-03 19:38:10 status triggers-pending mime-support:all 3.60 2016-06-03 19:38:11 status triggers-pending man-db:i386 2.7.5-1 2016-06-03 19:38:11 status triggers-pending mime-support:all 3.60 2016-06-03 19:38:11 status triggers-pending desktop-file-utils:i386 0.22-1 2016-06-03 19:38:11 status half-installed imagemagick-6.q16:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1 2016-06-03 19:38:12 status triggers-pending hicolor-icon-theme:all 0.15-1 2016-06-03 19:38:12 status half-installed imagemagick-6.q16:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1 2016-06-03 19:38:13 status half-installed imagemagick-6.q16:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1 2016-06-03 19:38:13 status unpacked imagemagick-6.q16:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 2016-06-03 19:38:13 status unpacked imagemagick-6.q16:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 2016-06-03 19:38:13 trigproc mime-support:all 3.60 <none> 2016-06-03 19:38:13 status half-configured mime-support:all 3.60 2016-06-03 19:38:13 status installed mime-support:all 3.60 2016-06-03 19:38:13 trigproc man-db:i386 2.7.5-1 <none> 2016-06-03 19:38:13 status half-configured man-db:i386 2.7.5-1 2016-06-03 19:38:15 status installed man-db:i386 2.7.5-1 2016-06-03 19:38:15 trigproc desktop-file-utils:i386 0.22-1 <none> 2016-06-03 19:38:15 status half-configured desktop-file-utils:i386 0.22-1 2016-06-03 19:38:15 status installed desktop-file-utils:i386 0.22-1 2016-06-03 19:38:15 trigproc hicolor-icon-theme:all 0.15-1 <none> 2016-06-03 19:38:15 status half-configured hicolor-icon-theme:all 0.15-1 2016-06-03 19:38:15 status installed hicolor-icon-theme:all 0.15-1 2016-06-03 19:38:17 startup packages configure 2016-06-03 19:38:17 configure imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 <none> 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status half-configured imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status installed imagemagick-6-common:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 configure imagemagick-6-doc:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 <none> 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6-doc:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status half-configured imagemagick-6-doc:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status installed imagemagick-6-doc:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 configure imagemagick-doc:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 <none> 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-doc:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status half-configured imagemagick-doc:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status installed imagemagick-doc:all 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 configure libmagickcore-6.q16-2:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 <none> 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status triggers-pending libc-bin:i386 2.23-0experimental2 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked libmagickcore-6.q16-2:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status half-configured libmagickcore-6.q16-2:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status installed libmagickcore-6.q16-2:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 2016-06-03 19:38:17 configure libmagickwand-6.q16-2:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 <none> 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked libmagickwand-6.q16-2:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status half-configured libmagickwand-6.q16-2:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status installed libmagickwand-6.q16-2:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 2016-06-03 19:38:17 configure imagemagick-6.q16:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 <none> 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status unpacked imagemagick-6.q16:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 2016-06-03 19:38:17 status half-configured imagemagick-6.q16:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 2016-06-03 19:38:18 status installed imagemagick-6.q16:i386 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2+b1 2016-06-03 19:38:18 trigproc libc-bin:i386 2.23-0experimental2 <none> 2016-06-03 19:38:18 status half-configured libc-bin:i386 2.23-0experimental2 2016-06-03 19:38:18 status installed libc-bin:i386 2.23-0experimental2
