package ircd-hybrid 1:7.2.2.dfsg.2-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Brian Curtis]

Binary package hint: ircd-hybrid

Ubuntu 8.04 32 bit
Version 7 of IRCD-Hybrid
Expected a clean install after a complete removal
got the error

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue May 13 23:17:38 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: ircd-hybrid 1:7.2.2.dfsg.2-3
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: ircd-hybrid
Title: package ircd-hybrid 1:7.2.2.dfsg.2-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-17-generic i686

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

Here is the error:

Unpacking ircd-hybrid (from .../ircd-hybrid_1%3a7.2.2.dfsg.2-3_i386.deb) ...
Setting up ircd-hybrid (1:7.2.2.dfsg.2-3) ...
Starting Hybrid 7 IRC Server: ircd-hybridinvoke-rc.d: initscript ircd-hybrid, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing ircd-hybrid (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Aaron C. de Bruyn (darkpixel2k)]

A workaround is to get that failure, then edit /etc/default/ircd-hybrid

Change the line:
START=Yes
to:
Start=No

Then re-run apt-get install ircd-hybrid. It will finish the config without starting the server.