This is what happened: dave@linux-PC:~$ sudo service apport start force_start=1 [sudo] password for dave: apport start/running dave@linux-PC:~$ sudo apt-get install dtc-toaster Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: knetwalk kpat libmarble4 kdepim kolf lirc ksystemlog libobrender21 mesa-utils plasma-dataengines-workspace kscreensaver-xsavers krdc krfb kdesdk kscd kppp kshisen kdepim-runtime libprocessui4 kmahjongg libtaskmanager4 libqimageblitz4 kcharselect kjumpingcube kdeartwork-style kanagram libksane0 cervisia knode kblocks katomic kdesdk-kio-plugins kdegames-card-data kscreensaver kruler libobparser21 kolourpaint4 python-levenshtein pinentry-gtk2 ktux klettres libkscreensaver5 libsolidcontrolifaces4 nuvola-icon-theme kgoldrunner linux-headers-2.6.32-38 printer-applet kgeography libkwineffects1 plasma-widget-lancelot ksnapshot libcfitsio3 libkipi7 kblackbox libotr2 bomber liblancelot0 kdepim-groupware kiriki konsolekalendar kfloppy libkleo4 kstars plasma-desktopthemes-artwork ttf-dustin ksame plasma-widgets-workspace kbruch kcolorchooser kdebase-apps gwenview kapptemplate libkdegames5 umbrello kcalc plasma-dataengines-addons libvncserver0 klipper libmimelib4 kdemultimedia-kio-plugins parley kdeplasma-addons kontact kdeartwork-theme-icon kweather kmplot kdiamond kalzium subversion ksysguard libkexiv2-8 ksirk libplasma-geolocation-interface4 ksquares klinkstatus libkcddb4 kopete-message-indicator kde-icons-mono kmouth kalarm kdegames-mahjongg-data kalzium-data kdewebdev kwrite kdegames amor rocs ktouch kgeography-data libsvn1 kdeaccessibility kdeedu-kvtml-data kbreakout kbounce kfourinline plasma-runners-addons korganizer kdetoys granatier setserial valgrind akregator kollision libksgrd4 kamera ark sweeper lokalize libkpgp4 kwordquiz kcron kdebase-workspace-bin ktron bovo libkworkspace4 libkdepim4 libkdecorations4 kdenetwork libfli1 perl-suid kdeartwork-emoticons python-qt4-dbus kdewallpapers krosspython libksieve4 libplasmagenericshell4 kuser systemsettings klettres-data libkfontinst4 kreversi kdf kdm kspaceduel kig gnupg-agent linux-headers-2.6.32-38-generic-pae ksudoku kbugbuster juk kalgebra klines kdesnake kdemultimedia kstars-data python-iniparse lskat kdenetwork-filesharing plasma-wallpapers-addons knotes kgamma kcachegrind libtunepimp5 kfilereplace kommander libkopete4 kubrick python-dateutil libindicate-qt0 kdeutils libpoppler-qt4-3 kdegraphics khangman kaddressbook libkephal4 libopenbabel3 marble libindi0 plasma-widgets-addons kinfocenter killbots kapman kdebase-workspace-data plasma-scriptengine-superkaramba ksysguardd libplasmaclock4 python-enchant libweather-ion4 kdebase-workspace-kgreet-plugins poxml libsolidcontrol4 translate-toolkit parley-data kpartloader cvsservice plasma-desktop kbattleship cantor kdeadmin kdegraphics-strigi-plugins kompare python-vobject akonadi-server libkdeedu4 libksignalplotter4 kwalletmanager libqca2-plugin-ossl ktimetracker kdepim-strigi-plugins kopete plasma-widget-folderview libokularcore1 okteta kappfinder kdesdk-misc palapeli kate kmail kdeedu kdelirc marble-data kde-icons-nuvola kjots libplasma-applet-system-monitor4 kmines kget kdebase-workspace-wallpapers libprocesscore4 kdesdk-strigi-plugins kdesdk-scripts libnova-0.12-2 libbt kgpg konquest system-config-printer-kde kigo dragonplayer okular kmousetool pinentry-qt4 libmsn0.3 libboost-python1.40.0 kuiviewer kmag libkdcraw8 libofa0 kdepim-kresources kdepim-wizards gnugo ktuberling kturtle ktimer kteatime kdepasswd kmix kdeartwork kmtrace Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: dkimproxy The following NEW packages will be installed dkimproxy dtc-toaster 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 70.8kB of archives. After this operation, 324kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Get: 1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe dkimproxy 1.2-3 [44.5kB] Get: 2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe dtc-toaster 0.30.10-1ubuntu1 [26.3kB] Fetched 70.8kB in 1s (49.2kB/s) Selecting previously deselected package dkimproxy. (Reading database ... 274258 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking dkimproxy (from .../dkimproxy_1.2-3_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package dtc-toaster. Unpacking dtc-toaster (from .../dtc-toaster_0.30.10-1ubuntu1_all.deb) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead ... ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up dkimproxy (1.2-3) ... addgroup: The group `dkimproxy' already exists as a system group. Exiting. The system user `dkimproxy' already exists. Exiting. * Starting inbound DomainKeys-filter dkimproxy.in Unknown option: hostname Usage: dkimproxy.in [options] LISTENADDR:PORT RELAYADDR:PORT smtp options: --conf_file=FILENAME --listen=LISTENADDR:PORT --relay=RELAYADDR:PORT --reject-error verification options: --reject-fail --hostname=HOSTNAME daemon options: --daemonize --user=USER --group=GROUP --pidfile=PIDFILE dkimproxy.in --help to see a full description of the various options [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript dkimproxy, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing dkimproxy (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of dtc-toaster: dtc-toaster depends on dkimproxy; however: Package dkimproxy is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing dtc-toaster (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure. E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) dave@linux-PC:~$ On 09/02/2012 20:11, Ubuntu Foundation's Bug Bot wrote: > Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make > Ubuntu better. Reviewing your log files attached to this bug report it > seems that a package failed to install due to a segmentation fault in > application being used by the package installation process. > Unfortunately, this bug report isn't very useful in its current state > and a crash report would be much more useful. Could you try recreating > this issue by enabling apport to catch the crash report 'sudo service > apport start force_start=1' and then trying to install the same package > again? This process will create a new bug report so I am marking this > one as Invalid. Thanks again for helping out! > > [This is an automated message. I apologize if it reached you > inappropriately; please just reply to this message indicating so.] > > ** Tags added: package-install-segfault > > ** Changed in: dkimproxy (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Invalid >