package apache2 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Bill LeClair]

on startup

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: apache2 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-4.13-generic 3.10.1
Uname: Linux 3.10.0-4-generic i686
Apache2ConfdDirListing: ['javascript-common.conf']
Apache2Modules: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/sbin/apachectl'
ApportVersion: 2.11-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jul 20 09:50:08 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:apache2:(not installed):subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2009-11-26 (1333 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release Candidate i386 (20091020.3)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: apache2
Title: package apache2 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-05-09 (73 days ago)
error.log:

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)]

We are sorry, but it looks like this bug fell through the cracks and was forgotten. Since Ubuntu 13.10 is no longer supported, I'm going to mark this issue as "won't fix".

If it's still happening in a supported version of Ubuntu, then please reopen this bug stating the new information. Thanks.