package apport 1.20.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jeffrey Minton]

Binary package hint: apport

Output from apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get upgrade
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  banshee
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  alsa-utils apport apport-gtk bamfdaemon chromium-browser
  chromium-browser-inspector chromium-browser-l10n chromium-codecs-ffmpeg
  libbamf0 libnux-0.9-0 libnux-0.9-common libtiff4 nux-tools python-apport
  python-apt python-apt-common python-problem-report ubuntu-wallpapers
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apport stop/waiting
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Setting up apport (1.20.1-0ubuntu3) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/default/apport ...
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript apport, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing apport (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apport-gtk:
 apport-gtk depends on apport (>= 0.41); however:
  Package apport is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing apport-gtk (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up chromium-browser-inspector (12.0.733.0~r81210+0-0ubuntu1~ucd~dev2) ...
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          Setting up chromium-codecs-ffmpeg (12.0.733.0~r81210+0-0ubuntu1~ucd~dev2) ...
Setting up chromium-browser (12.0.733.0~r81210+0-0ubuntu1~ucd~dev2) ...
Setting up chromium-browser-l10n (12.0.733.0~r81210+0-0ubuntu1~ucd~dev2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Errors were encountered while processing:
 apport
 apport-gtk
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: apport 1.20.1-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportLog:

Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Apr 20 16:29:00 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: apport
Title: package apport 1.20.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)