package lirc 0.9.0-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Lin Yu Han]

Setting up lirc (0.9.0-0ubuntu5) ...
initctl: Unknown job: udev
reload: Unknown job: udev
invoke-rc.d: initscript udev, action "reload" failed.
dpkg: error processing package lirc (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 lirc
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: lirc 0.9.0-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt5
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-28-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.13
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 18 09:44:17 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:lirc:0.9.0-0ubuntu5:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-14 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: lirc
Title: package lirc 0.9.0-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Alec Leamas (leamas-alec)]

This is a well-known packaging bug reported multiple times. It is fixed in the new lirc-0.9.4b (zesty - experimental) package

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package lirc - 0.9.4c-4

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lirc (0.9.4c-4) unstable; urgency=low

  * Team upload.
  * Upload to unstable.
  * Resolves (new bugs) LP: #1636355, LP: #1636353
  * Resolves (old bugs) LP: #1497266, LP: #1565070, LP: #1395570,
    LP: #1393056, LP: #1310508, LP: #1203483, LP: #1438381,

 -- Alec Leamas <email address hidden> Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:46:34 +0200