package ddclient 3.8.2-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Richard Hiltbrunn]

Ubuntu-Mate 16.04
ddclient 3.8.2-2ubuntu2

Trying to install ddclient for use with OpenDNS.

This is supposed to ping OpenDNS so that the dynamic ip address from my provider will be updated on a regular basis.

It crashed twice. I removed the install the first time it crashed and tried again.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ddclient 3.8.2-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-116.140-generic 4.4.98
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-116-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
AptOrdering:
 ddclient: Install
 ddclient: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 13 07:30:28 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:ddclient:3.8.2-2ubuntu2
 Setting up ddclient (3.8.2-2ubuntu2) ...
 dpkg: error processing package ddclient (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-21 (629 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.25
SourcePackage: ddclient
Title: package ddclient 3.8.2-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Richard Hansen (rhansen)]

Likely fixed in newer versions of the ddclient package.