It could be that Debian won't need this change. Looks like all the triggers are now processed near the end of upgrade, due to changes in dpkg itself.
Possibly related entry from dpkg 1.19.3 changelog: * dpkg: Introduce a new dependency try level for trigger processing. This completely defers trigger processing until after the dependency cycle breaking level, so to avoid generating artificial trigger cycles, when we end up trying to process triggers with yet unsatisifiable dependencies. Closes: #810724, #854478, #911620 https://bugs.debian.org/810724 And from dpkg 1.19.7 changelog: * dpkg: Split the trigger dependtry into two, the second of which will be the one checking trigger cycles when deferring trigger processing due to unsatisfiable dependencies. Closes: #928429 https://bugs.debian.org/928429 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #810724 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=810724 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #928429 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=928429 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to gconf in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1551623 Title: [SRU] package gconf2 3.2.6-3ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed Status in gconf package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: [Impact] During system upgrades, triggers for gconf2 might activate too early, while some of its dependencies aren't configured yet. This happens several times in a loop and stops the upgrade in the end. The attached debdiffs fix this issue by changing interest to interest- noawait in debian/gconf2.triggers file. The triggers will now activate near the end of upgrade. In addition, the debdiff for Bionic also contains a fix for FTBFS (bug 1834211). [Test Case] Triggers for gconf2 are usually activated on changes in /usr/share/GConf/gsettings folder, so the main Ubuntu edition (with GNOME) is most suitable for reproducing the issue. To reproduce it, install that edition, apply all updates, then try upgrading to the next release. [Regression Potential] None, interest-noawait trigger is known to work well in other packages (comment 31). [Other Info] Even if Cosmic goes EOL next month, the fix for it might be worth it for release upgrades. [Original Description] When upgrading from 15.10 to 16.04Beta (2016-03-01), this error occured, alongside many others related to systemd and gnome. Notice that despite all warnings and errors, finally, the system remained functional. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gconf2 3.2.6-3ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-8.23-generic 4.4.2 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-8-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Mar 1 09:21:15 2016 ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-04 (148 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20151002) RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1 apt 1.2.3 SourcePackage: gconf Title: package gconf2 3.2.6-3ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-03-01 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gconf/+bug/1551623/+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