package mouseemu 0.16-0ubuntu10 failed to install/upgrade: installed mouseemu package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127

[Marty Carlton]

sudo apt-get install mouseemu
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The following NEW packages will be installed:
  mouseemu
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 mouseemu amd64 0.16-0ubuntu10 [16.6 kB]
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Selecting previously unselected package mouseemu.
(Reading database ... 208993 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../mouseemu_0.16-0ubuntu10_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking mouseemu (0.16-0ubuntu10) ...
Setting up mouseemu (0.16-0ubuntu10) ...
Creating /dev/input/uinput.../var/lib/dpkg/info/mouseemu.postinst: 34: MAKEDEV: not found
dpkg: error processing package mouseemu (--configure):
 installed mouseemu package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (245.4-4ubuntu3.15) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mouseemu
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: mouseemu 0.16-0ubuntu10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-46.51~20.04.1-generic 5.11.22
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21
AptOrdering:
 mouseemu:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Mon Jan 17 09:21:16 2022
DuplicateSignature:
 package:mouseemu:0.16-0ubuntu10
 Setting up mouseemu (0.16-0ubuntu10) ...
 Creating /dev/input/uinput.../var/lib/dpkg/info/mouseemu.postinst: 34: MAKEDEV: not found
 dpkg: error processing package mouseemu (--configure):
  installed mouseemu package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: installed mouseemu package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-06-22 (573 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.6
SourcePackage: mouseemu
Title: package mouseemu 0.16-0ubuntu10 failed to install/upgrade: installed mouseemu package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)