apt-get crashes on install djbdns, ubuntu 8.10

[Jaco]

Binary package hint: daemontools

Running ubuntu 8.10;
output , after running the cmd: sudo apt-get install djbdns:
...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  daemontools daemontools-run ucspi-tcp
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  daemontools daemontools-run djbdns ucspi-tcp
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 371kB of archives.
After this operation, 1835kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe daemontools 1:0.76-3 [65.5kB]
Get:2 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe daemontools-run 1:0.76-3 [9372B]
Get:3 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe djbdns 1:1.05-2 [206kB]
Get:4 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe ucspi-tcp 1:0.88-2 [90.1kB]
Fetched 371kB in 0s (667kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package daemontools.
(Reading database ... 156715 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking daemontools (from .../daemontools_1%3a0.76-3_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package daemontools-run.
Unpacking daemontools-run (from .../daemontools-run_1%3a0.76-3_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package djbdns.
Unpacking djbdns (from .../djbdns_1%3a1.05-2_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package ucspi-tcp.
Unpacking ucspi-tcp (from .../ucspi-tcp_1%3a0.88-2_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up daemontools (1:0.76-3) ...
Setting up daemontools-run (1:0.76-3) ...
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
Adding SV inittab entry...
cp: cannot stat `/etc/inittab': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing daemontools-run (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up djbdns (1:1.05-2) ...
Setting up ucspi-tcp (1:0.88-2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 daemontools-run
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
(done)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:
 libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1ubuntu12
 gcc-4.3-base 4.3.2-1ubuntu12
 findutils 4.4.0-2ubuntu3
 daemontools 1:0.76-3
 libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu9
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: daemontools-run 1:0.76-3
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: daemontools
Title: package daemontools-run 1:0.76-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686

[Hans Spath (h-e0jw7)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 253465, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.