package dbus 1.8.8-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Alessandro Mininno]

I don't know what it is, my computer said to report the bug and I did it.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: dbus 1.8.8-1ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-25.33-generic 3.16.7
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-25-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Nov 27 18:32:47 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:dbus:1.8.8-1ubuntu2.1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-08 (264 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1)
SourcePackage: dbus
Title: package dbus 1.8.8-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-09-27 (60 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Christopher (soft-kristal)]

(synaptic:14598): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_child_watch_add_full: assertion 'pid > 0' failed
Selecting previously unselected package gir1.2-nautilus-3.0.
(Reading database ... 377668 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../gir1.2-nautilus-3.0_1%3a3.10.1-0ubuntu15_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gir1.2-nautilus-3.0 (1:3.10.1-0ubuntu15) ...
Selecting previously unselected package python-nautilus.
Preparing to unpack .../python-nautilus_1.1-4_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking python-nautilus (1.1-4) ...
Selecting previously unselected package clamtk-nautilus.
Preparing to unpack .../clamtk-nautilus_5.10-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking clamtk-nautilus (5.10-1) ...
Setting up dbus (1.8.8-1ubuntu2.1) ...
insserv: warning: script 'K20.depend.stop' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'K20.depend.boot' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'K20.depend.start' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: There is a loop at service rc.local if started
insserv: There is a loop between service rc.local and urandom if started
insserv: loop involving service urandom at depth 4
insserv: loop involving service hwclock at depth 3
insserv: There is a loop between service .depend.stop and udev if started
insserv: loop involving service udev at depth 1
insserv: There is a loop between service .depend.stop and rc.local if started
insserv: loop involving service rc.local at depth 2
insserv: loop involving service .depend.stop at depth 1
insserv: loop involving service rsyslog at depth 1
insserv: Starting .depend.stop depends on rc.local and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting .depend.boot depends on rc.local and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting .depend.start depends on rc.local and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting .depend.stop depends on rc.local and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting .depend.boot depends on rc.local and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting .depend.start depends on rc.local and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting .depend.stop depends on rc.local and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting .depend.stop depends on rc.local and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting .depend.boot depends on rc.local and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting .depend.start depends on rc.local and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting .depend.stop depends on rc.local and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting .depend.boot depends on rc.local and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting .depend.start depends on rc.local and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting .depend.stop depends on rc.local and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting .depend.boot depends on rc.local and therefore on system f...

[Christopher (soft-kristal)]

I thought it centred around a malware filter I installed a couple of days back, but removing it didn't help. Now I can't reinstall clamav or it's dependencies.

[Christopher (soft-kristal)]

It seems to involve ppp as well. I can still install updates, but I get the 'restart now' message for each and every update.

[Chris Giltnane (chris-giltnane)]

 Not sure if this helps but this is the error I get with this problem
E: Internal Error, No file name for dbus:amd64

[Christopher (soft-kristal)]

Just about everything to do with updates is producing error codes, necessitating verification that updates were actually installed.

Today it was flashplugin-installer and spamassassin that were supposedly unconfigured, abut I think they were.

[Christopher (soft-kristal)]

This is getting more serious. Spamassasin is unconfigured as is flashplugin-installer.

E: dbus: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
E: ppp: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
E: pppoeconf: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: dbus-x11: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: spamassassin: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
E: sa-compile: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

[Christopher (soft-kristal)]

Latest list of unconfigured items:

update-rc.d: error: insserv rejected the script header
dpkg: error processing package spamassassin (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of sa-compile:
 sa-compile depends on spamassassin (>= 3.3.2-8); however:
  Package spamassassin is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package sa-compile (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:
 dbus
 ppp
 pppoeconf
 clamav-freshclam
 clamav
 dbus-x11
 spamassassin
 sa-compile

Also, the flashpugin-installer won't install properly leaving me without flash in Firefox. Chrome is working likely due to pepperflash

[Christopher (soft-kristal)]

Latest list of unconfigured updates:

Errors were encountered while processing:
 dbus
 libpam-systemd:amd64
 ppp
 clamav-freshclam
 spamassassin
 dbus-x11
 pppoeconf
 udev
 xserver-xorg-core
 clamav
 sa-compile
 systemd

[Cd-MaN (panther79)]

AFAIK this was caused by the proprietary Cisco AnyConnect VPN client I had installed. I unstinatlled it (sudo /opt/cisco/vpn/bin/vpn_uninstall.sh), updraded the packages without a hitch and reinstalled the VPN client. It seems to have worked perfectly.

[Christopher (soft-kristal)]

I never installed this.. I have the Wine PPA as well as pipelight but that's all.