The logs show that debconf perl is crashing somewhere: Setting up libpam0g (0.99.7.1-5ubuntu1) ... Checking for services that may need to be restarted... Checking for services that may need to be restarted...Checking init scripts... *** glibc detected *** /usr/bin/perl: free(): invalid pointer: 0x08dd3a50 *** b5d1d000-b5d27000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 950279 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 b5d27000-b5d28000 rw-p 0000a000 08:01 950279 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 b5d35000-b63dc000 r--p 00000000 08:01 4228595 /usr/share/icons/gnome/icon-theme.cache b63dc000-b6633000 r--p 00000000 08:01 4228175 /usr/share/icons/Tango/icon-theme.cache b6633000-b66d4000 r--p 00000000 08:01 2687010 /usr/share/icons/Tangerine/icon-theme.cache b66d4000-b6758000 r--p 00000000 08:01 4407929 /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf b6758000-b675a000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 4522010 /usr/lib/pango/1.6.0/modules/pango-basic-fc.so b675a000-b675b000 rw-p 00001000 08:01 4522010 /usr/lib/pango/1.6.0/modules/pango-basic-fc.so b675b000-b67e6000 r--p 00000000 08:01 4407928 /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf b67e6000-b67e7000 r--s 00000000 08:01 4556690 /var/cache/fontconfig/fd9505950c048a77dc4b710eb6a628ed-x86.cache-2 b67e7000-b67ea000 r--s 00000000 08:01 4556683 /var/cache/fontconfig/ddc79d3ea06a7c6ffa86ede85f3bb5df-x86.cache-2 b67ea000-b67eb000 r--s 00000000 08:01 4556682 /var/cache/fontconfig/e7071f4a29fa870f4323321c154eba04-x86.cache-2 b67eb000-b67ec000 r--s 00000000 08:01 4555923 /var/cache/fontconfig/a2ab74764b07279e7c36 b67eb000-b67ec000 r--s 00000000 08:01 4555923 /var/cache/fontconfig/a2ab74764b07279e7c36dpkg: error processing libpam0g (--configure): subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Aborted), core dumped /usr/share/debconf/confmodule: line 42: printf: write error: Broken pipe GET libpam0g/restart-services
** Summary changed: - [Update-Manager] Dist-upgrade from Feisty -> Gusty fails with installArchives() failing + debconf crashing during upgrade (was: [Update-Manager] Dist-upgrade from Feisty -> Gusty fails with installArchives() failing) -- debconf crashing during upgrade (was: [Update-Manager] Dist-upgrade from Feisty -> Gusty fails with installArchives() failing) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/153806 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs