package ntp 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

[Thomas Nemeth]

Binary package hint: ntp

Here is the english version of the error message :

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ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ LC_ALL=C sudo apt-get install ntp
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
ntp is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up ntp (1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5.1) ...
 * Starting NTP server ntpd /usr/sbin/ntpd: error while loading shared libraries: libm.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
                                                                                      [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript ntp, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing ntp (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ntp
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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It seems that the libm library is not found by the installation process. But...
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ locate libm | grep .so
/lib/libm-2.10.1.so
/lib/libm.so.6

And also:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ sudo ldconfig -v | grep libm-
 libm.so.6 -> libm-2.10.1.so
 libm.so.6 -> libm-2.10.1.so

There's more to the problem:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ ldd /usr/sbin/ntpd
 linux-gate.so.1 => (0x00574000)
 libm.so.6 => not found
 libcrypto.so.0.9.8 => not found
 libcap.so.2 => not found
 libc.so.6 => not found

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
 ntp: Install
 ntp: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Dec 12 13:26:05 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: le sous-processus script post-installation installé a retourné une erreur de sortie d'état 127
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: ntp 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: ntp
Title: package ntp 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: le sous-processus script post-installation installé a retourné une erreur de sortie d'état 127
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

It looks like you have bigger problems here. Are you running this on a usb drive or something? Can you try the following on the command line:

sudo ldconfig -v

Thanks
chuck

[Thomas Nemeth (tnemeth)]

----- "Chuck Short" <email address hidden> wrote :

> It looks like you have bigger problems here. Are you running this on
> a usb drive or something?

    Indeed, it's a usb drive. A Kingston 8GB usb key. I always use it
    to test distros on my computers without burning a CD in order to
    test how well my hardware is supported.

> Can you try the following on the command
> line:
>
> sudo ldconfig -v

    It's in attachment.

> Thanks

    Thanks to you.

Thomas.

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#When%20not%20to%20file%20a%20bug.