package libapache2-mod-php7.0 7.0.13-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

[Omkar Nath Singh]

System hanged while updating using Software Updater.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: libapache2-mod-php7.0 7.0.13-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-34.36-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-34-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jan 15 11:07:52 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-31 (168 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.3.3
SourcePackage: php7.0
Title: package libapache2-mod-php7.0 7.0.13-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-14 (93 days ago)

[Robie Basak (racb)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

Since there isn't enough information in your report to differentiate between a local configuration problem and a bug in Ubuntu, I'm marking this bug as Incomplete.

If indeed this is a local configuration problem, you can find pointers to get help for this sort of problem here: http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community

Or if you believe that this is really a bug, then you may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem, explain why you believe this is a bug in Ubuntu rather than a problem specific to your system, and then change the bug status back to New.