package apache2.2-common 2.2.22-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255

[rickh57]

On a fresh installation of Ubuntu 11.10, I'm unable to install apache2 using the Ubuntu Software Center

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: apache2.2-common 2.2.22-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Apr 14 07:46:01 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328)
SourcePackage: apache2
Title: package apache2.2-common 2.2.22-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

From DpkgTerminalLog.txt:

Enabling module authn_file.
Enabling module authz_host.
Global symbol "$trqopt" requires explicit package name at /usr/share/perl/5.14/Getopt/Long.pm line 936.
BEGIN not safe after errors--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl/5.14/Getopt/Long.pm line 1490.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/a2enmod line 10.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/a2enmod line 10.
dpkg: error processing apache2.2-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

The error message suggests a bug was in the perl Getopt/Long.pm module. For example, it might have been locally modified. In any case, this bug was filed against apache2 version 2.2 but all supported releases of Ubuntu are on apache 2.4, so this is unlikely to still be relevant.

I'm closing the bug as expired - if it can still be reproduced on current Ubuntu releases, please re-file.