package autofs 5.1.6-2ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed autofs package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Petr Rychlý]

Did not open side by side compare to check autofs changes and ubuntu upgrade failed gracefully

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: autofs 5.1.6-2ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-107.121-generic 5.4.174
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-107-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Fri Apr 1 15:44:35 2022
ErrorMessage: installed autofs package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-10-07 (906 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190805)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.6
SourcePackage: autofs
Title: package autofs 5.1.6-2ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed autofs package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2022-04-01 (0 days ago)

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Hi Petr,

Do I understand correctly, that you were in the midst of a multi-package system update, and it prompted you about upgrading autofs, you attempted to review the changes side-by-side but then the failure occurred?

The upgrade log is a bit strange in that the errors all relate to Gtk/X11 code paths, rather than autofs' packaging, so I'm wondering if the real bug is not in autofs but in whatever app was launched for you to review changes. If you can give us a bit more detailed description on what you experienced, it will help in diagnosing the bug. Thanks ahead of time.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for autofs (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]