[Pkg-kbd-devel] Bug#541161: kbd fails to install with 'insserv: script console-screen.kbd.sh: service console-screen already provided!

[coders | brueckenschlaeger]

On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:44:29 +0200
Michael Schutte <michi at uiae.at> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 01:57:51AM +0000, coders | brueckenschlaeger
> wrote:
> > Setting up kbd (1.15-3) ...
> > insserv: script console-screen.kbd.sh: service console-screen
> > already provided!
> > insserv: exiting now!
> > dpkg: error processing kbd (--configure):
> >  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> > status 1 Errors were encountered while processing:
> >  kbd
> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> 
> Can you confirm that the problem goes away with
> “aptitude purge console-tools && aptitude install kbd”?
> 
> Cheers,

hi, that worked.
thanks a lot!

this is the complete output:

# aptitude purge console-tools && aptitude install kbd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information      
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done         
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  console-tools{p} 
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
  kbd 
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] 
Writing extended state information... Done
dpkg: console-tools: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you
requested: acpi-support-base depends on console-tools |
console-utilities; however: Package console-tools is to be removed.
  Package console-utilities is not installed.
  Package kbd which provides console-utilities is not configured yet.
  Package console-tools which provides console-utilities is to be
removed. pm-utils depends on kbd | console-tools; however:
  Package kbd is not configured yet.
  Package console-tools is to be removed.
 console-common depends on kbd | console-tools (>= 1:0.2.3dbs-54);
however: Package kbd is not configured yet.
  Package console-tools is to be removed.
 acpi-support-base depends on console-tools | console-utilities;
however: Package console-tools is to be removed.
  Package console-utilities is not installed.
  Package kbd which provides console-utilities is not configured yet.
  Package console-tools which provides console-utilities is to be
removed. (Reading database ... 150950 files and directories currently
installed.) Removing console-tools ...
Purging configuration files for console-tools ...
Setting up kbd (1.15-3) ...
Setting console screen modes.
Skipping font and keymap setup (handled by console-setup).
Reading package lists... Done             
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information       
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done         

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information      
Initializing package states... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done  
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Writing extended state information... Done
Reading package lists... Done             
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information      
Initializing package states... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done