package rsyslog 8.12.0-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated)

[Matze]

do-release-upgrade hangs, see
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/+bug/1417037

I then killed rsyslog.postinst process.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: rsyslog 8.12.0-1ubuntu2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-42-pve x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 23 17:52:37 2015
Dmesg:

DuplicateSignature: package:rsyslog:8.12.0-1ubuntu2:subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated)
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated)
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-17 (735 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120424.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: rsyslog
Title: package rsyslog 8.12.0-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated)
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-23 (0 days ago)

Edit: deinstall/install rsyslog didn't help, same error.

[halfdog (halfdog)]

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/+bug/1509589 might be duplicate