I was able to recreate this today by taking a stock cosmic lxc image, installing ubuntu-mate-desktop, and then upgrading to disco. Here's the DuplicateSignature from the crash:
== DuplicateSignature =================================
package:libvlc-bin:3.0.6-1
Setting up fontconfig (2.13.1-2ubuntu2) ...
Regenerating fonts cache... done.
dpkg: cycle found while processing triggers:
chain of packages whose triggers are or may be responsible:
bamfdaemon -> mime-support
packages' pending triggers which are or may be unresolvable:
libvlc-bin:amd64: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/vlc/plugins
dbus: /etc/dbus-1/system.d
ca-certificates: update-ca-certificates
gnome-icon-theme: /usr/share/icons/gnome
libc-bin: ldconfig
dictionaries-common: update-default-ispell: update-default-wordlist: aspell-autobuildhash
hicolor-icon-theme: /usr/share/icons/hicolor
initramfs-tools: update-initramfs
mime-support: /usr/share/applications: /usr/lib/mime/packages
bamfdaemon: /usr/share/applications
dpkg: error processing package libvlc-bin:amd64 (--configure):
triggers looping, abandoned
I was able to recreate this today by taking a stock cosmic lxc image, installing ubuntu- mate-desktop, and then upgrading to disco. Here's the DuplicateSignature from the crash:
== DuplicateSignature ======= ======= ======= ======= ===== libvlc- bin:3.0. 6-1 x86_64- linux-gnu/ vlc/plugins 1/system. d ca-certificates icons/gnome common: update- default- ispell: update- default- wordlist: aspell- autobuildhash icon-theme: /usr/share/ icons/hicolor applications: /usr/lib/ mime/packages applications
package:
Setting up fontconfig (2.13.1-2ubuntu2) ...
Regenerating fonts cache... done.
dpkg: cycle found while processing triggers:
chain of packages whose triggers are or may be responsible:
bamfdaemon -> mime-support
packages' pending triggers which are or may be unresolvable:
libvlc-bin:amd64: /usr/lib/
dbus: /etc/dbus-
ca-certificates: update-
gnome-icon-theme: /usr/share/
libc-bin: ldconfig
dictionaries-
hicolor-
initramfs-tools: update-initramfs
mime-support: /usr/share/
bamfdaemon: /usr/share/
dpkg: error processing package libvlc-bin:amd64 (--configure):
triggers looping, abandoned
I submitted bug 1828639 with details.