package clamsmtp 1.10-13ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Mark Weeks]

Installed in order to run Clamdrib with Thunderbird

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: clamsmtp 1.10-13ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-38.57-generic 4.4.19
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-38-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 28 11:59:58 2016
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-18 (194 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: clamsmtp
Title: package clamsmtp 1.10-13ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

This was caused by the clamav daemon failing to start, so it's not strictly clamsmtp's issue. Reassigning.

You should be able to manually start clamav and then finish the installation with "sudo apt-get -f install".

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

Any update on this if the recommendation of Scott helped?