Public bug reported: Setting up package blocked by plymouth --ping processes. Similiar to bug #1722745.
Setting up php7.1-cli (7.1.11-0ubuntu0.17.10.1) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4: exim4 depends on exim4-daemon-light | exim4-daemon-heavy | exim4-daemon-custom; however: Package exim4-daemon-light is not configured yet. Package exim4-daemon-heavy is not installed. Package exim4-daemon-custom is not installed. dpkg: error processing package exim4 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up libapache2-mod-php7.1 (7.1.11-0ubuntu0.17.10.1) ... No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. libapache2-mod-php7.1: not switching MPM - already enabled Setting up php7.1 (7.1.11-0ubuntu0.17.10.1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.26-0ubuntu2) ... Errors were encountered while processing: exim4-daemon-light exim4 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) $ ps aux | grep plymouth root 709 0.0 0.0 139004 228 ? S Nov27 0:00 @sbin/plymouthd --mode=boot --pid-file=/run/plymouth/pid --attach-to-session root 1041 0.0 0.0 12936 0 ? Ss Nov27 0:00 /bin/plymouth --wait root 1510 0.0 0.0 12936 0 ? S Nov29 0:00 plymouth --ping root 1703 0.0 0.0 12936 0 ? S Nov27 0:00 /bin/plymouth quit root 4278 0.0 0.0 12936 108 ? S 09:07 0:00 plymouth --ping bruce 8176 0.0 0.0 14356 968 pts/11 S+ 09:15 0:00 grep --color=auto --exclude-dir=.bzr --exclude-dir=CVS --exclude-dir=.git --exclude-dir=.hg --exclude-dir=.svn plymouth Once killing the plymouth --ping processes and running apt-get upgrade again, a new plymouth --ping process is spawned which blocks installation again. Once this new spawned process is killed, setting up of the package is complete. All packages are up to date. Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y Setting up exim4-daemon-light (4.89-5ubuntu1.2) ... Updating GnuTLS DH parameter file Setting up exim4 (4.89-5ubuntu1.2) ... <- Hangs here until plymouth process is killed W: APT had planned for dpkg to do more than it reported back (3 vs 7). Affected packages: exim4-daemon-light:amd64 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: exim4-daemon-light 4.89-5ubuntu1.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Nov 30 09:12:19 2017 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-02 (241 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215) Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2 PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1 apt 1.5.1 SourcePackage: exim4 Title: package exim4-daemon-light 4.89-5ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-08-10 (111 days ago) ** Affects: exim4 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package artful -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1735347 Title: package exim4-daemon-light 4.89-5ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/+bug/1735347/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs