package squid3 3.1.19-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Brian Redford]

Upgraded to Ubuntu 12.03 to find that squid was replaced by squid3. Squid has a different config file in /etc/squid3/squid.conf were as the old Squid was /etc/squid/squid.conf. Tried copying my old squid.conf overwriting squid3's squid.conf and apparently not compatible. :( I have my old config file still but it is useless to me until I can get the squid.conf to work with the new squid3. Thanks for breaking my proxy server. No hulu tonight.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: squid3 3.1.19-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
AptOrdering:
 squid3: Install
 squid: Install
 squid3: Configure
 squid: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon May 7 18:46:41 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: squid3
Title: package squid3 3.1.19-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-05 (1 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.squid3.squid.conf: 2012-05-07T18:45:16.893778

[James Page (james-page)]

Hi Brian

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug in Ubuntu.

As you state, the configuration options for squid3 are different to those for squid2. During the 12.04 development cycle we did review whether an automated upgrade of the configuration file was possible - but it was not.

Please see the release notes for 12.04 re manual migration of squid configuration:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuServer#Applications

Marking this bug as 'Invalid' as this is a know manual upgrade requirement.

Thanks