i installed quantal core (2012-10-16 ubuntu-core-12.10-core- amd64.tar.gz) in a chroot, then, installing dbus yields:
Setting up dbus (1.6.4-1ubuntu4) ... start: Unknown job: dbus invoke-rc.d: initscript dbus, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing dbus (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 as a result, dbus, and all packages that depend upon it, remain "unconfigured", causing app failures (eg gnucash fails to find config data). this appears nearly identical to Bug #728434 albeit that bug claims to be fixed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1032915 Title: [quantal] dbus: upgrade fails in chroot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/+bug/1032915/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs