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Originally Posted by ssfrstlstnm
/var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process
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Hi
I have more or less the same problem.
oz:/home/ozt# apt-get remove --purge mythtv-database
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
mythtv-database*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 94.2kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 99957 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mythtv-database ...
Purging configuration files for mythtv-database ...
dpkg: error processing mythtv-database (--purge):
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 10
Errors were encountered while processing:
mythtv-database
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
oz:/home/ozt# apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up linux-sound-base (1.0.11-4) ...
/etc/modutils/actions: line 10: syntax error: unexpected end of file
Error while executing /etc/modutils/actions, aborting
Note: If /etc/modutils/actions should not be an executable script, please ensure it does not have execute permission
dpkg: error processing linux-sound-base (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-sound-base
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
i've tryed deleting the locking file "config.dat" hasn;t helped much
and i can't reinstall or remove the package nither with apt or directly with dpkg
oz:/home/ozt# apt-get install --reinstall linux-sound-base
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Setting up linux-sound-base (1.0.11-4) ...
/etc/modutils/actions: line 10: syntax error: unexpected end of file
Error while executing /etc/modutils/actions, aborting
Note: If /etc/modutils/actions should not be an executable script, please ensure it does not have execute permission
dpkg: error processing linux-sound-base (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-sound-base
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I've tryed messing with the post removal script as suggested in one of the post here "apt-get problem - need top force remove an application"
didn't help much.
Has anyone got any leads ?