debconf: setting console triggers update-initramfs

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It looks like the problem is with the code that sets the console font selection. In /live-config/common/020-pkg-configure.chroot:
  27 # Configure the console-setup
  28 dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=noninteractive console-setup ||
  29 { echo "FAILED to recofigure console-setup"; exit 1; }

Which triggers an initramfs update. The trigger remains unacted on till the next package installation. By simply putting in a "dpkg --configure -a" after, this problem is fixed.

Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-2-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-2-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done
grub-probe: invalid option -- 't'
Usage: euca-psuedo-grub-probe
   this is a wrapper around grub-probe to provide the answers for an ec2 guest
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: 8: /usr/sbin/grub-probe: fail: not found
grub-probe: invalid option -- 't'
Usage: euca-psuedo-grub-probe
   this is a wrapper around grub-probe to provide the answers for an ec2 guest
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: 8: /usr/sbin/grub-probe: fail: not found
grub-probe: invalid option -- 't'
Usage: euca-psuedo-grub-probe
   this is a wrapper around grub-probe to provide the answers for an ec2 guest
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: 8: /usr/sbin/grub-probe: fail: not found
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-2-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-2-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done
console-setup console-setup/console-setup/fontface47 string Fixed
debconf-set-selections
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Adding admin group...
Adding netdev group...
Adding ubuntu user...
Adding user ubuntu to group netdev
Locking ubuntu user...
Disabling root user...

Marking as fix committed pending verification.

On Fri, 29 Jun 2012, Ben Howard wrote:

> It looks like the problem is with the code that sets the console font selection. In /live-config/common/020-pkg-configure.chroot:
> 27 # Configure the console-setup
> 28 dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=noninteractive console-setup ||
> 29 { echo "FAILED to recofigure console-setup"; exit 1; }
>
> Which triggers an initramfs update. The trigger remains unacted on till
> the next package installation. By simply putting in a "dpkg --configure
> -a" after, this problem is fixed.

Ben,
   Could you please check with someone from foundations (cjwatson or
slangasek would likely know) if this is expected behavior. It doesn't
seem to me that it is. If it is not, we should fix the real problem, not
patch on top.

After talking to to cjwatson, this is a bug in debconf. I'm backing out the workaround. Reflagging this a debconf bug.

This bug was fixed in the package debconf - 1.5.45ubuntu1

---------------
debconf (1.5.45ubuntu1) quantal; urgency=low

  * Resynchronise with Debian. Remaining changes:
    - Gnome.pm: Do not show "Cancel" or "Close" buttons, to avoid breaking
      maintainer scripts.
  * dpkg-reconfigure: Drop support for old dpkg-query ${PackageSpec}, since
    Ubuntu has a newer dpkg now.

debconf (1.5.45) unstable; urgency=low

  [ Programs translations ]
  * German updated.

  [ Colin Watson ]
  * dpkg-reconfigure: Fix dpkg-query parsing when detecting which triggers
    are pending (LP: #1018884).
 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:23:41 +0100