package systemd 237-3ubuntu10.11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

[Rick Arabian]

Attempting upgrade from 16.04 LTS

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: systemd 237-3ubuntu10.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-127.153-generic 4.4.128
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-127-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
AptOrdering:
 systemd: Configure
 initramfs-tools: Configure
 libnss-systemd: Configure
 libpam-systemd: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jan 26 07:52:16 2019
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Setting up systemd (237-3ubuntu10.11) ...
 systemd-machine-id-setup: error while loading shared libraries: libcryptsetup.so.12: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing package systemd (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
 Setting up initramfs-tools (0.130ubuntu3.6) ...
DuplicateSignature:
 package:systemd:237-3ubuntu10.11
 Setting up systemd (237-3ubuntu10.11) ...
 systemd-machine-id-setup: error while loading shared libraries: libcryptsetup.so.12: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing package systemd (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-15 (863 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.3)
Lspci: Error: command ['lspci', '-vvnn'] failed with exit code 1: lspci: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libudev.so.1)
Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: lsusb: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libudev.so.1)
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-127-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1
 apt 1.6.6
SourcePackage: systemd
SystemdDelta: Error: command ['systemd-delta'] failed with exit code 127: systemd-delta: error while loading shared libraries: libcryptsetup.so.12: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
SystemdFailedUnits: Error: command ['systemctl', 'status', '--full', 'Error:'] failed with exit code 127: systemctl: error while loading shared libraries: libcryptsetup.so.12: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Title: package systemd 237-3ubuntu10.11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
UdevDb:
 Error: command ['udevadm', 'info', '--export-db'] failed with exit code 1: udevadm: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by udevadm)
 udevadm: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.27' not found (required by udevadm)
 udevadm: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libblkid.so.1)
 udevadm: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libuuid.so.1)
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2019-01-26 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/28/2017
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd07/28/2017:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.version: None
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.
modified.conffile..etc.dhcp.dhclient-enter-hooks.d.resolved: [deleted]
mtime.conffile..etc.pam.d.systemd-user: 2016-04-12T03:34:03
mtime.conffile..etc.systemd.journald.conf: 2016-04-12T03:34:03
mtime.conffile..etc.systemd.logind.conf: 2016-04-12T03:34:03
mtime.conffile..etc.systemd.resolved.conf: 2016-04-12T03:34:04
mtime.conffile..etc.systemd.system.conf: 2016-09-07T02:32:47
mtime.conffile..etc.systemd.timesyncd.conf: 2016-04-12T03:34:04
mtime.conffile..etc.systemd.user.conf: 2016-04-12T03:34:03

[Dan Streetman (ddstreet)]

please reopen if this is still an issue