*** Here's synaptic's report on re-installing xorg: **** E: keyboard-configuration: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127 E: xserver-xorg-core: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured E: xserver-xorg-video-vmware: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured E: xserver-xorg-video-openchrome: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured E: xserver-xorg-video-mga: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured E: xserver-xorg-video-geode: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured E: xserver-xorg-input-wacom: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured E: xserver-xorg-input-evdev: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured E: xserver-xorg: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured E: xorg: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured *** Here's some more from terminal: *** root@dalmura:~# apt-get -f dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... yDone The following packages have been kept back: libplymouth2 plymouth 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. 10 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? yes Setting up keyboard-configuration (1.57ubuntu10) ... /var/lib/dpkg/info/i386/keyboard-configuration.postinst: 137: setupcon: not found dpkg: error processing keyboard-configuration (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core depends on keyboard-configuration; however: Package keyboard-configuration is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-core (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-vmware: xserver-xorg-video-vmware depends on xorg-video-abi-9; however: Package xorg-video-abi-9 is not installed. Package xserver-xorg-core which provides xorg-video-abi-9 is not configured yet. xserver-xorg-video-vmware depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.9.99.902-2ubuntu1~); however: Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-vmware (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-openchrome: xserver-xorg-video-openchrome depends on xorg-video-abi-9; however: Package xorg-video-abi-9 is not installed. Package xserver-xorg-core which provides xorg-video-abi-9 is not configured yet. xserver-xorg-video-openchrome depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.9.99.902-2ubuntu1~); however: Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-openchrome (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-mga: xserver-xorg-video-mga depends on xorg-video-abi-9; however: Package xorg-video-abi-9 is not installed. Package xserver-xorg-core which provides xorg-video-abi-9 is not configured yet. xserver-xorg-video-mga depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.9.99.902-2ubuntu1~); however: Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-mga (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-geode: xserver-xorg-video-geode depends on xorg-video-abi-9; however: Package xorg-video-abi-9 is not installed. Package xserver-xorg-core which provides xorg-video-abi-9 is not configured yet. xserver-xorg-video-geode depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.9.99.902-2ubuntu1~); however: Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-geode (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-input-wacom: xserver-xorg-input-wacom depends on xorg-input-abi-12; however: Package xorg-input-abi-12 is not installed. Package xserver-xorg-core which provides xorg-input-abi-12 is not configured yet. xserver-xorg-input-wacom depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.9.99.902-2ubuntu1~); however: Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-input-wacom (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev depends on xorg-input-abi-12; however: Package xorg-input-abi-12 is not installed. Package xserver-xorg-core which provides xorg-input-abi-12 is not configured yet. xserver-xorg-input-evdev depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.9.99.902-2ubuntu1); however: Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-input-evdev (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.9.99.901+git20110131); however: Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet. xserver-xorg depends on xserver-xorg-video-all | xorg-driver-video; however: Package xserver-xorg-video-all is not installed. Package xorg-driver-video is not installed. Package xserver-xorg-video-geode which provides xorg-driver-video is not configured yet. Package xserver-xorg-video-intel which provides xorg-driver-video is not installed. Package xserver-xorg-video-mga which provides xorg-driver-video is not configured yet. Package xserver-xorg-video-radeon which provides xorg-driver-video is not installed. Package xserver-xorg-video-vmware which provides xorg-driver-video is not configured yet. Package xserver-xorg-video-openchrome which provides xorg-driver-video is not configured yet. xserver-xorg depends on xserver-xorg-input-all | xorg-driver-input; however: Package xserver-No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already xorg-input-all is not installed. Package xorg-driver-input is not installed. Package xserver-xorg-input-evdev which provides xorg-driver-input is not configured yet. Package xserver-xorg-input-wacom which provides xorg-driver-input is not configured yet. xserver-xorg depends on xserver-xorg-input-evdev; however: Package xserver-xorg-input-evdev is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xorg: xorg depends on xserver-xorg; however: Package xserver-xorg is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xorg (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already Errors were encountered while processing: keyboard-configuration xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-video-vmware xserver-xorg-video-openchrome xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-geode xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg xorg E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)