package polipo 1.0.4-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Rob De]

Binary package hint: polipo

Tor proxy test: Local HTTP Proxy is unreachable. Is pilipo running prperly?

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: polipo 1.0.4-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
AptOrdering:
 polipo: Install
 polipo: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Oct 14 15:57:06 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: polipo
Title: package polipo 1.0.4-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

from the log:

Starting polipo: Couldn't open config file /etc/polipo/config: 2.
invoke-rc.d: initscript polipo, action "start" failed.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

The file in question should exist

http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/i386/polipo/filelist

Not sure what is happening here.

Did this ever occur in precise or later?

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!