This was due to a concurrent access to the debconf database. This is usually a very temporary and not reproducible situation. If you can reproduce it then use the following command to find the culprit: fuser -v /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
I'm closing this report but don't hesitate to reopen if you can reproduce it and provide more information. Thanks. ** Changed in: dbconfig-common (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- package dbconfig-common 1.8.44ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/580565 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs