package kdump-tools 1.5.5-2ubuntu1.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[tamboura]

dpkg: error processing package kdump-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-crashdump:
 linux-crashdump depends on kdump-tools; however:
  Package kdump-tools is not configured yet.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: kdump-tools 1.5.5-2ubuntu1.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-53.89-generic 3.13.11-ckt19
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-53-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.16
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Nov 1 07:33:17 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:kdump-tools:1.5.5-2ubuntu1.4:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-05 (421 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: makedumpfile
Title: package kdump-tools 1.5.5-2ubuntu1.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
mtime.conffile..etc.default.kdump.tools: 2015-07-28T12:54:50.464735

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Kindjal (kindjal)]

kdump-tools.postinst has

    # Automatically added by dh_installinit
    if [ -x "/etc/init.d/kdump-tools" ] || [ -e "/etc/init/kdump-tools.conf" ]; then
     if [ ! -e "/etc/init/kdump-tools.conf" ]; then
      update-rc.d kdump-tools start 11 2 3 4 5 . >/dev/null
     fi
     invoke-rc.d kdump-tools start || exit $?
    fi

The init.d script /etc/init.d/kdump-tools.dist does a check for upstart and exits 1 if upstart is present:

    if init_is_upstart; then
        exit 1
    fi

There is an upstart config, /etc/init/kdump-tools.conf, that is a "task" that should be run on panic.

Perhaps kdump-tools should not be trying to start a service at install time?