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Re: Package postgresql-9.6 is not configured yet

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On 8/23/17, Marco DE BOOIJ <marco.maillist@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 *

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Package postgresql-9.6 is not configured yet Marco DE BOOIJ <marco.maillist@debooy.eu> - 2017-08-23 16:20 +0200
  Re: Package postgresql-9.6 is not configured yet Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2017-08-23 17:30 +0200
    Re: Package postgresql-9.6 is not configured yet Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-08-23 19:20 +0200
      Re: Package postgresql-9.6 is not configured yet Marco DE BOOIJ <marco.maillist@debooy.eu> - 2017-08-23 22:40 +0200
      Re: Package postgresql-9.6 is not configured yet Marco DE BOOIJ <marco.maillist@debooy.eu> - 2017-08-27 10:50 +0200
        Re: Package postgresql-9.6 is not configured yet Marco DE BOOIJ <marco@debooy.eu> - 2017-09-29 21:20 +0200

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