lsb-apache fails to install on Ubuntu11.10

[Jeff Johnson]

[reply] [-] Description Stew Benedict 2011-06-15 15:37:52 UTC
dist-checker reports "there are problems" in today's run, here's the console
output:

Warning:

    * Failed to prepare apache. The test will be skipped
          o Failed to install packages for 'apache' test.
                + Failed to install 'lsb-apache' v. '2.2.14-5.lsb4' package
required by apache test.
                      # Installer's output:
                        %> dpkg -i
'/tmp/dist-checker/alien-convert/lsb-apache_2.2.14-5.lsb4_i386.deb'
                        Selecting previously deselected package lsb-apache.
                        (Reading database ... 275367 files and directories
currently installed.)
                        Unpacking lsb-apache (from
.../lsb-apache_2.2.14-5.lsb4_i386.deb) ...
                        Setting up lsb-apache (2.2.14-5.lsb4) ...
                        Traceback (most recent call last):
                        File "/usr/lib/lsb/install_initd", line 3, in <module>
                        import sys, re, os, initdutils
                        File "/usr/lib/lsb/initdutils.py", line 18
                        raise ValueError, 'need a file or string'
                        ^
                        SyntaxError: invalid syntax
                        dpkg: error processing lsb-apache (--install):
                        subprocess installed post-installation script returned
error exit status 1
                        Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
                        ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
                        Errors were encountered while processing:
                        lsb-apache

Warning:

    * Test apache was skipped.

pre/post scripts are:

preinstall program: /bin/sh
postinstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh):
/usr/lib/lsb/install_initd /etc/init.d/lsb-apache
preuninstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh):
/usr/lib/lsb/remove_initd /etc/init.d/lsb-apache
postuninstall program: /bin/sh