unable to install to stock ubuntu 16.04 docker image

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# docker run -it ubuntu:16.04 /bin/bash
root@84f27e68f292:/# cat /etc/*release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=16.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=xenial
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="16.04.1 LTS (Xenial Xerus)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS"
VERSION_ID="16.04"
HOME_URL="http://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="http://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
UBUNTU_CODENAME=xenial
root@84f27e68f292:/# apt-get update
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease [247 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [95.7 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [94.5 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main Sources [1103 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/restricted Sources [5179 B]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe Sources [9802 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [1558 kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/restricted amd64 Packages [14.1 kB]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages [9827 kB]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main Sources [250 kB]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe Sources [129 kB]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages [522 kB]
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 Packages [432 kB]
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main Sources [52.7 kB]
Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe Sources [13.4 kB]
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages [196 kB]
Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe amd64 Packages [62.2 kB]
Fetched 24.4 MB in 19s (1250 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
root@84f27e68f292:/# apt-get install daemontools-run
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  daemontools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  daemontools daemontools-run
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
Need to get 62.2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 409 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 daemontools amd64 1:0.76-6ubuntu1 [55.7 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 daemontools-run all 1:0.76-6ubuntu1 [6454 B]
Fetched 62.2 kB in 0s (1824 kB/s)
debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed
Selecting previously unselected package daemontools.
(Reading database ... 7256 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../daemontools_1%3a0.76-6ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking daemontools (1:0.76-6ubuntu1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package daemontools-run.
Preparing to unpack .../daemontools-run_1%3a0.76-6ubuntu1_all.deb ...
Unpacking daemontools-run (1:0.76-6ubuntu1) ...
Setting up daemontools (1:0.76-6ubuntu1) ...
Setting up daemontools-run (1:0.76-6ubuntu1) ...
Adding SV inittab entry...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/daemontools-run.postinst: 94: /var/lib/dpkg/info/daemontools-run.postinst: /sbin/start: not found
dpkg: error processing package daemontools-run (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
 daemontools-run

[1]+ Stopped apt-get install daemontools-run
root@84f27e68f292:/#