[Solved] package processing problems

[kln]

Hi,
I was dowloading and installing today the last updates through Konsole. I came to the installing or configuring of ttf-mscorefonts-installer and it soon prompted the License Agreement, but there was no way (or probably I didn't know the way) to validate the 'ok', so after trying some time, I just close Konsole and re-open. But after that, I didn't manage to re-install properly the problematic package.
When trying to update, I got this :

Errors were encountered while processing:
 man-db

I tried to remove/reinstall/reconfigure/fix, but all I got now is

~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
[sudo] password for: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree    
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B 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
Setting up man-db (2.5.7-4) ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of debhelper:
 debhelper depends on man-db (>= 2.5.1-1); however:
 Package man-db is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing debhelper (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                     Errors were encountered while processing:
 man-db
 debhelper

I didn't find any similar problem on the internet, but on package processing error, I got this http://journalxtra.com/2010/03/fixin...essing-errors/ and tried the first steps (remove/reinstall/reconfigure/fix). As it's labelled 'dreadful errors', I'd rather ask before trying sth I can't handle ...

Subsequent questions : do I really need this man-db (probably) and especially this ttf-mscorefonts-installer (why do I need MS fonts ?). Oh, and how to validate a 'ok' line in a text appearing dos-like in the Konsole ?

Thanking you in advance

Kubuntu 10.10 & KDE 4.5.1, GRUB 0.97-29ubuntu60, simple boot, wine installed but only for Wenlin (dictionnary program for Chinese language)

[Snowhog]

Re: package processing problems

Open a console and type:

sudo apt-get install -f

When EULAs are presented, click on the EULA window title bar and the press the Tab key until the Ok is 'active' and press Enter.

[kln]

Re: package processing problems

I tried, I get this

sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for : 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree    
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
Setting up man-db (2.5.7-4) ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of debhelper:
 debhelper depends on man-db (>= 2.5.1-1); however:
 Package man-db is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing debhelper (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                     Errors were encountered while processing:
 man-db
 debhelper
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Thank you already for the EULA stuff !

[Snowhog]

Re: package processing problems

I tried, I get this

sudo apt-get install -f
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable

Close the graphical package manager you have open. Running apt-get install from the console won't work if a package manger is running.

[kln]

Re: package processing problems

There's no graphical package manager open (I use aptitude most of the time)
In the system manager, I checked that neither aptitude, apt-get nor dpkg processes are running -- if that may help. (I killed aptitude and tried before, when it was still running at the beginning)

Should I reboot & retry ? I haven't done it yet, because 'small' problems could result into not being able to start Kubuntu or KDE if not solved first.

[kln]

Re: package processing problems

After reboot this morning, I tried $aptitude update then $aptitude full-upgrade. The problem was still listed along with other packages to upgrade, but then everything was corrected during the upgrade process.
Why today and not yesterday ? maybe rebooting did the trick ...
solved anyway.