package postfix (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128

[Dennis Hockings]

I have no idea.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: postfix (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jun 24 21:45:58 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: postfix
Title: package postfix (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

Thanks for submitting this bug report and helping to make Ubuntu better.

The package installer tried to ask some questions about the postfix configuration, but received a garbled reply. Can you tell us exactly how you initiated the install, whether you saw the questions, and, if so, how you replied?

[Dennis Hockings (codfangler)]

Hi, I have no idea whether this will help you or not.
I am not a Linux user but I wanted to check it out so I have installed the
Sun Virtual Box on my 64 bit win 7 workstation. I then installed Ubuntu 64
bit within the Virtual Box. This all appears to be working fine but I wanted
to use a different browser than Firefox so I attempted to install Chromium.
First by going to the web site and running it in the browser and then with a
downloaded copy. Both failed. I then decided to check the browsers in the
system and failed to be able to install them either. When asked to send an
error log to you I did. Sorry if this is a bit skimpy but I work in a
Windows environment and have very little to do with Linux.
--
From den at the grindstone in sunny Devon.

On 29 June 2011 22:37, Serge Hallyn <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thanks for submitting this bug report and helping to make Ubuntu better.
>
> The package installer tried to ask some questions about the postfix
> configuration, but received a garbled reply. Can you tell us exactly
> how you initiated the install, whether you saw the questions, and, if
> so, how you replied?
>
>
> ** Changed in: postfix (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/801761
>
> Title:
> package postfix (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
>
> Status in “postfix” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> I have no idea.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: postfix (not installed)
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Fri Jun 24 21:45:58 2011
> ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit
> status 128
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64
> (20110427.1)
> SourcePackage: postfix
> Title: package postfix (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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[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 442941, 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.