Fails to install in 7.04

[KM]

Binary package hint: sysstat

# apt-get install sysstat
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  isag
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  sysstat
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
Need to get 172kB of archives.
After unpacking 705kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/universe sysstat 7.0.0-2 [172kB]
Fetched 172kB in 1s (92.6kB/s)
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buff\
er, or without a controlling terminal.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package sysstat.
(Reading database ... 63143 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking sysstat (from .../sysstat_7.0.0-2_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up sysstat (7.0.0-2) ...
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buff\
er, or without a controlling terminal.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
dpkg: error processing sysstat (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 sysstat
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

root@bettyboop# dpkg --status sysstat
Package: sysstat
Status: install ok half-configured
...

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

I am not able to reproduce this error in hardy. Which version are you using?

Thanks
chuck

[KM (ubuntubug-acrasis)]

Chuck Short: which version of what? The versions of Ubuntu and sysstat are shown in the report.

I upgraded to 7.10 where sysstat has completed installing.

[Michael Lustfield (michaellustfield)]

I believe the reporter has confirmed that this issue has been resolved. If not, please set the status back to New.