On 8/23/17, Marco DE BOOIJ <marco.maill...@debooy.eu> wrote: > I recently did an apt-get upgrade and it did not want to install a newer > version of postgresql-contrib-9.6. I searched the web and tried to > reinstall it (with remove and install because I did not want to loose my > database) but did did not solve it. Before I will try to purge and > install it I want to ask if there is an 'easier' way. I also tried dpkg > --configure postgresql-9.6 but this fails: > > root:~# dpkg --configure postgresql-9.6 > Setting up postgresql-9.6 (9.6.4-1.pgdg80+1) ... > dpkg: error processing package postgresql-9.6 (--configure): > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit > status 102 > Errors were encountered while processing: > postgresql-9.6 > root:~# > > I checked the logfiles dpkg.log and alternatives.log but I saw no clear > information. > > dpkg.log: > > 2017-08-23 15:45:28 startup packages configure > 2017-08-23 15:45:28 configure postgresql-9.6:amd64 9.6.4-1.pgdg80+1 <none> > 2017-08-23 15:45:28 status half-configured postgresql-9.6:amd64 > 9.6.4-1.pgdg80+1 > > alternatives.log showed only update-alternatives 2017-08-23 15:45:29: > run with --install with all files for *man*. > > Recently I removed version 9.5. Perhaps this is the reason for the > problem. Some information on the installation: > > root:~# dpkg-query -l | grep postgres > ii pgdg-keyring 2017.1 > iU postgresql 9.6+184.pgdg80+1 > iF postgresql-9.6 9.6.4-1.pgdg80+1 > ii postgresql-client-9.6 9.6.4-1.pgdg80+1 > ii postgresql-client-common 184.pgdg80+1 > ii postgresql-common 184.pgdg80+1 > iU postgresql-contrib 9.6+184.pgdg80+1 > iU postgresql-contrib-9.6 9.6.4-1.pgdg80+1 > root:~# apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > postgresql is already the newest version. > postgresql-contrib is already the newest version. > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > 4 not fully installed or removed. > After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] > Setting up postgresql-9.6 (9.6.4-1.pgdg80+1) ... > dpkg: error processing package postgresql-9.6 (--configure): > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit > status 102 > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of postgresql: > postgresql depends on postgresql-9.6; however: > Package postgresql-9.6 is not configured yet.
That "4 not fully installed or removed." is one part of whatever is going on. I've had that happen if I CTRL+C cancel a command before it's finished, but there could be any number of other reasons why it happens, I'm sure. There's a command that you can run, but I forget what it is that *usually* cleans up house for me. ONCE in a while it's a bigger battle than just that, though. A search attempt on the Net landed me the possibility that I'm thinking of: dpkg --configure -a I took that back to "man dpkg" which additionally references "dpkg-reconfigure". PLEASE do *NOT* try these without researching what they do. I *have*, yes, had success, and those sound familiar of part of that success. Maybe someone else has insight based on those *if* they're appropriate to consider as one option in your instance.. Good luck with your situation.. Cindy :) -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with duct tape *
