Installing certbot on a fresh Ubuntu 20.04 installs hangout infinitely after timer service creation.
root@myserver:~# apt install certbot
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
python3-acme python3-certbot python3-configargparse python3-future python3-icu python3-josepy python3-mock python3-parsedatetime python3-pbr python3-requests-toolbelt python3-rfc3339 python3-tz
python3-zope.component python3-zope.event python3-zope.hookable
Suggested packages:
python3-certbot-apache python3-certbot-nginx python-certbot-doc python-acme-doc python-future-doc python-mock-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
certbot python3-acme python3-certbot python3-configargparse python3-future python3-icu python3-josepy python3-mock python3-parsedatetime python3-pbr python3-requests-toolbelt python3-rfc3339
python3-tz python3-zope.component python3-zope.event python3-zope.hookable
0 upgraded, 16 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/python3-pbr to provide /usr/bin/pbr (pbr) in auto mode
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update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/python3-futurize to provide /usr/bin/futurize (futurize) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/python3-pasteurize to provide /usr/bin/pasteurize (pasteurize) in auto mode
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Setting up certbot (0.40.0-1) ...
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/timers.target.wants/certbot.timer → /lib/systemd/system/certbot.timer.
Progress: [ 97%] [################################################################################################################################################################################......]
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: certbot 0.40.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-1009.9-kvm 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-1009-kvm x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Fri Apr 24 16:54:41 2020
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
SHELL=/bin/bash
LANG=C.UTF-8
TERM=xterm-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
PATH=(custom, no user)
SourcePackage: python-certbot
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Additional information. After quiting apt, and editing /var/lib/
root@myserver# dpkg --configure -a
Setting up certbot (0.40.0-1) ...
+ set -e
+ [ configure = configure ]
+ [ -d /run/systemd/system ]
+ systemctl --system daemon-reload
+ [ -n ]
+ [ configure = configure ]
+ deb-systemd-helper unmask certbot.timer
+ deb-systemd-helper --quiet was-enabled certbot.timer
+ deb-systemd-helper enable certbot.timer
+ [ configure = configure ]
+ [ -d /run/systemd/system ]
+ systemctl --system daemon-reload
+ [ -n ]
+ _dh_action=start
+ deb-systemd-invoke start certbot.timer
And again it hangs there for ever.