package apport 1.20.1-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[john gils]

Binary package hint: apport

encountered error when running update manager

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: apport 1.20.1-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportLog:

Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 600:1000:1000:7109408:2011-04-14 22:35:51.168380000 -0400:2011-04-14 22:35:59.298390933 -0400:/var/crash/_usr_bin_compiz.1000.crash
 600:1000:1000:1564467:2011-04-17 21:27:54.073916000 -0400:2011-04-18 06:55:23.397283266 -0400:/var/crash/_usr_lib_policykit-1-gnome_polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.1000.crash
 600:0:0:421823:2011-04-20 22:38:20.351194000 -0400:2011-04-20 22:42:23.751549775 -0400:/var/crash/apport.0.crash
 600:1000:1000:80164:2011-04-13 18:51:58.503390000 -0400:2011-04-13 18:51:59.503390000 -0400:/var/crash/_usr_share_software-center_software-center.1000.crash
Date: Wed Apr 20 22:38:21 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: apport
Title: package apport 1.20.1-0ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-13 (7 days ago)

[John S. Gruber (jsjgruber)]

Marked as duplicate of #767997

[John S. Gruber (jsjgruber)]

john gils:
The last part of you DpkgTerminalLog.txt file contains:

Setting up apport (1.20.1-0ubuntu4) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/default/apport ...
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript apport, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing apport (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Are you certain you were trying to install 1.20.1-0ubuntu5 as described in the bug summary? You may want to update you package information and try the update again.