package apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 239

[Christian Uceda]

I noticed after a reboot that this was an issue for some reason after the system tried to upgrade apport:

Start-Date: 2018-01-05 07:44:52
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: apport:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15), python3-apport:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15), apport-gtk:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15), python3-problem-report:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15)
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
End-Date: 2018-01-05 07:45:10

I fixed it with:

apt-get dist-upgrade -f

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Uname: Linux 4.14.8-041408-generic x86_64
ApportLog:

ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports: 600:0:116:145106:2018-01-05 07:45:09.131217479 +0000:2018-01-05 07:45:10.131217479 +0000:/var/crash/apport.0.crash
Date: Fri Jan 5 07:45:10 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:apport:2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
 Setting up apport (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15) ...
 Segmentation fault
 dpkg: error processing package apport (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 239
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 239
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-29 (220 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: apport
Title: package apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 239
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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