I have a similar error (up-to-date Kubuntu Feisty): ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up console-setup (1.13ubuntu8) ... dpkg: error processing console-setup (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 20 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-minimal: ubuntu-minimal depends on console-setup; however: Package console-setup is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ubuntu-minimal (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: console-setup ubuntu-minimal -----
After changing 'set -e' to 'set -ex' to the postinst I got: ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up console-setup (1.13ubuntu8) ... + which md5sum + local IFS + IFS=: + [ -x /usr/local/sbin/md5sum ] + [ -x /usr/local/bin/md5sum ] + [ -x /usr/sbin/md5sum ] + [ -x /usr/bin/md5sum ] + echo /usr/bin/md5sum + return 0 + md5sum=/usr/bin/md5sum + [ -z /usr/bin/md5sum ] + [ -f /usr/share/console-setup-mini/console-setup.config ] + CONFIGDIR=/etc/console-setup + CONFIGFILE=/etc/default/console-setup + . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule + [ ! ] + PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 + export PERL_DL_NONLAZY + [ ] + exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/console-setup.postinst configure 1.13ubuntu7 dpkg: error processing console-setup (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 20 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-minimal: ubuntu-minimal depends on console-setup; however: Package console-setup is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ubuntu-minimal (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: console-setup ubuntu-minimal ----- so It looks like "exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/console-setup.postinst configure 1.13ubuntu7" fails with status 20 (in my case) -- fail to install with subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3 https://launchpad.net/bugs/91399 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
