package postfix 2.8.2-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[dedex135]

Binary package hint: postfix

I'm installing mailutils and it shows this error :
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Errors were encountered while processing:
 postfix
 mailutils
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: postfix 2.8.2-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat May 14 03:44:36 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: postfix
Title: package postfix 2.8.2-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

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Selecting previously deselected package libmailutils2.
Unpacking libmailutils2 (from .../libmailutils2_1%3a2.1+dfsg1-7build1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package mailutils.
Unpacking mailutils (from .../mailutils_1%3a2.1+dfsg1-7build1_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up postfix (2.8.2-1ubuntu1) ...
update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/postfix: file does not exist
dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status

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Did you un-install postfix and tried to install it again?

Thanks
chuck

[dedex135 (hafizbadrie)]

Yes, at first I tried un-install and install postfix. But that's not the problem. The problem is when I tried install mailutils.
But, I've figured out why. So, I tried run apt-get autoclean and apt-get purge postfix. And after that I tried re-install postfix and mailutils and it went fine.
It's ok now.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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