netatalk failed to install on Intrepid

[Riviera Kid]

Binary package hint: netatalk

Ubuntu version 8.10
Attempting to install netatalk 2.0.3-11ubuntu1

I was attempting to install netatalk on Intrepid, transcript below:

dwood@dwood-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install netatalk
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  db4.6-util rc
Suggested packages:
  tetex-bin quota timeout
The following NEW packages will be installed
  db4.6-util netatalk rc
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
Need to get 919kB of archives.
After this operation, 2658kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Get: 1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main db4.6-util 4.6.21-10 [107kB]
Get: 2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe rc 1.7.1-3 [75.2kB]
Get: 3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe netatalk 2.0.3-11ubuntu1 [736kB]
Fetched 919kB in 0s (1141kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package db4.6-util.
(Reading database ... 138142 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking db4.6-util (from .../db4.6-util_4.6.21-10_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package rc.
Unpacking rc (from .../archives/rc_1.7.1-3_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package netatalk.
Unpacking netatalk (from .../netatalk_2.0.3-11ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Setting up db4.6-util (4.6.21-10) ...
Setting up rc (1.7.1-3) ...

Setting up netatalk (2.0.3-11ubuntu1) ...
Starting Netatalk services (this will take a while): nbp_rgstr: Connection timed out
Can't register dwood-desktop:Workstation@*
invoke-rc.d: initscript netatalk, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing netatalk (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for menu ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 netatalk
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
dwood@dwood-desktop:~$

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: netatalk 2.0.3-11ubuntu1
SourcePackage: netatalk
Title: package netatalk 2.0.3-11ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686

[Riviera Kid (z-launchpad-darrenwood-co-uk)]

Just looked at IanW's suggestions in the Answers section - I am only on wired ethernet so the first point does not affect me, and adding the fqdn to my hosts file made no difference.

[Logan Rosen (logan)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Ubuntu 8.10 reached EOL on April 30, 2010.
 See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

I've tried recreating this bug with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and was unable to, given the information you've provided. Please upgrade to the latest version and re-test. If the bug is still reproducable, increase the verbosity of the steps to recreate it so we can try again.

Do feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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