[Debconf-devel] Bug#721329: debconf: dpkg-reconfigure -a fails on fresh wheezy installation

[Christian PERRIER]

Quoting Jari Jokinen (info at jarijokinen.com):
> Package: debconf
> Version: 1.5.49
> Severity: important
> 
> Running "dpkg-reconfigure -a" fails on every fresh installations of wheezy.
> 
> Error:
> 
>   # dpkg-reconfigure --all
>   ... [removed gpg output] ...
>   update-alternatives: using /usr/share/man/man7/bash-builtins.7.gz to
>   provide /usr/share/man/man7/builtins.7.gz (builtins.7.gz) in auto mode
>   [ ok ] Stopping periodic command scheduler: cron.
>   [ ok ] Starting periodic command scheduler: cron.
>   update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
>   /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: initramfs-tools is broken or not fully installed
> 
> I have tried to build the system with Debian Installer (from official netinst
> CD image) and from the command line with debootstrap.
> 
> Not sure if the bug is in debconf or initramfs-tools, but this bug makes
> dpkg-reconfigure -a totally unusable.

This has definitely nothing to do with debconf. It just does its job
but something coming from another package fails (not even sure this is
related to initramfs-tools)

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