Did as suggested with the following result:
The following packages will be upgraded: postfix 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 29 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/1,165 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable (Reading database ... 181555 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace postfix 2.8.2-1ubuntu1 (using .../postfix_2.8.2-1ubuntu2.1_i386.deb) ... debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/postfix_2.8.2-1ubuntu2.1_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/postfix_2.8.2-1ubuntu2.1_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Can't seem to get past this error. It's been a couple of weeks.. Almost makes one think of what MS windows 7 is like. ( almost but never) The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with. -Eleanor Holmes Norton, US Congressional Delegate On 11-05-16 05:18 PM, Clint Byrum wrote: > Hi Ron, this is a temporary issue that occasionallly comes up if some > other configuration script is accessing the debconf database: > > debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by > another process: Resource temporarily unavailable > > Please try your updates/upgrades again and they should work just fine. > > Closing as Invalid. > > ** Changed in: php5 (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Invalid > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to php5 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/783706 Title: package libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.5-1ubuntu7.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 -- 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
