linux-container fails install in a KVM ubuntu 12.-4 vm

[brian mullan]

Ubuntu 12.04 x64 host pc

installing LXC into a Ubuntu 12.04 x64 KVM virtual machine, 2 cpu, 3072KB mem

using apt-get to install lxc and other related packages and linux-container failed to install.

error was:
package linux-container 1-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-container 1-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
AptOrdering:
 apparmor: Install
 libapparmor1: Install
 linux-container: Configure
 apparmor: Configure
 libapparmor1: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jun 12 21:17:47 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: linux-container
Title: package linux-container 1-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)