Confirming this based on feedback from Mart_ijn It would seem to me that this is most likely not samba specific, but a problem where the update-manager didn't have access to the X display and somehow the frontend was set to console.
** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Update manager stalls at samba post install screen with no way to continue or exit https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/618880 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs