package snapd 2.16+16.10ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Killed)

[Fabio Gasparri]

When upgrading to Ubuntu 16.10, the upgrade process got stuck while trying to install package snapd

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: snapd 2.16+16.10ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 14 12:47:19 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 package:snapd:2.16+16.10ubuntu1
 Setting up snapd (2.16+16.10ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package snapd (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Killed)
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Killed)
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-24 (660 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.3.1
SourcePackage: snapd
Title: package snapd 2.16+16.10ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Killed)
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-14 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Is there any more information why the below happend? I.e. why the script got killed by a signal?

Setting up snapd (2.16+16.10ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing package snapd (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Killed)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for snapd (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]