package apport 1.20.1-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Bill Farrow]

Binary package hint: apport

1) $ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Natty (development branch)
Release: 11.04

2) $ apt-cache policy apport
apport:
  Installed: 1.20.1-0ubuntu5
  Candidate: 1.20.1-0ubuntu5
  Version table:
 *** 1.20.1-0ubuntu5 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) Expected the Update Manager to download and install latest development packages and install them.

4) Restarted system as requested by the Upgrade Manager, and got a dialog asking if I wanted to report the problem...

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: apport 1.20.1-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportLog:

AptOrdering:
 apport: Configure
 apport-gtk: Configure
Architecture: i386
CrashReports:
 600:1001:1001:16144034:2011-04-18 23:01:16.064290649 -0400:2011-04-18 23:00:33.156460557 -0400:/var/crash/_usr_bin_mythfrontend.real.1001.crash
 600:1001:1001:10214510:2011-04-18 20:34:09.464017000 -0400:2011-04-18 20:34:14.932022037 -0400:/var/crash/_usr_bin_compiz.1001.crash
 600:1000:1000:1064861:2011-04-17 17:39:38.236681000 -0400:2011-04-17 21:52:50.547463340 -0400:/var/crash/_usr_lib_policykit-1-gnome_polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.1000.crash
 600:0:0:681590:2011-04-20 22:26:10.554306000 -0400:2011-04-21 19:51:28.517899521 -0400:/var/crash/apport.0.crash
Date: Wed Apr 20 22:26:10 2011
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Setting up apport (1.20.1-0ubuntu4) ...
 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
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110301.7)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: apport
Title: package apport 1.20.1-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-17 (4 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 767829, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.