Bug#775065: dpkg --configure -a results in "Hangup" after first package

[Chris Carr]

On 11/01/2015 20:02, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Am 11.01.2015 um 20:54 schrieb Chris Carr:
>> I still cannot start gdm3:
>>
>> chrisc at tony:~$ sudo invoke-rc.d gdm3 start
>> [....] Starting GNOME Display Manager: gdm3[ 1094.663256]
>> systemd-logind[9907]: Failed to enable subscription: Launch helper
>> exited with unknown return code 1
>> [ 1094.669994] systemd-logind[9907]: Failed to fully start up daemon:
>> Input/output error
>> Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited
>> with unknown return code 1
>>   failed!
> That somehow sounds like something with your dbus installation is broken.
> What is the output of
> $ ls -al /usr/lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper
Attached as dbus.txt
>> invoke-rc.d: initscript gdm3, action "start" failed.
>> chrisc at tony:~$
>>
>> There seem to be two problems there: one is gdm3 not starting, and the
>> other is logind complaining about not being fully started.
> Is the dbus package installed? What's the output of "systemctl status
> dbus.socket dbus.service"?
Failed to get D-Bus connection: Unknown error -1
> You might consider attaching the full output of the systemd state via
> "systemd-analyze dump"
>
Failed issue method call: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1


I will try booting using systemd tomorrow and address your other points. 
Thank you again for your time,

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