package docker.io 1.13.1-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[John Markh]

Error message displayed on login.

$lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Artful Aardvark (development branch)
Release: 17.10

$apt-cache policy gnome-shell
gnome-shell:
  Installed: 3.25.91-0ubuntu3
  Candidate: 3.25.91-0ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 3.25.91-0ubuntu3 500
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: docker.io 1.13.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-12.13-generic 4.12.8
Uname: Linux 4.12.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Sep 10 18:59:12 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-26 (46 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170723)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.2, python3-minimal, 3.6.1-0ubuntu3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.13, python-minimal, 2.7.13-2
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5~rc1~ubuntu1
SourcePackage: docker.io
Title: package docker.io 1.13.1-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)]

Thanks for filing this bug in Ubuntu.

The docker service failed to start for some reason, but the logs do not tell why.

Please run the following commands and show us their output:

sudo systemctl stop docker.service
sudo systemctl start docker.service
sudo systemctl status docker.service

Thanks

[John Markh (dragonsol)]

sudo systemctl stop docker.service
sudo systemctl start docker.service
sudo systemctl status docker.service
● docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; disabled; vendor preset:
   Active: active (running) since Tue 2017-09-12 13:58:57 EDT; 5s ago
     Docs: https://docs.docker.com
 Main PID: 3254 (dockerd)
    Tasks: 39
   Memory: 63.1M
      CPU: 403ms
   CGroup: /system.slice/docker.service
           ├─3254 /usr/bin/dockerd -H fd://
           ├─3272 containerd -l unix:///var/run/docker/libcontainerd/docker-cont
           ├─3565 /usr/bin/docker-proxy -proto tcp -host-ip 0.0.0.0 -host-port 9
           ├─3579 containerd-shim 2f4389627a73ae2d749c0154046119114b024b65abc4c2
           └─3597 /portainer

Sep 12 13:58:56 jmarkh-HP-EliteBook-Folio-9470m dockerd[3254]: time="2017-09-12T
Sep 12 13:58:56 jmarkh-HP-EliteBook-Folio-9470m dockerd[3254]: time="2017-09-12T
Sep 12 13:58:56 jmarkh-HP-EliteBook-Folio-9470m dockerd[3254]: time="2017-09-12T
Sep 12 13:58:56 jmarkh-HP-EliteBook-Folio-9470m dockerd[3254]: time="2017-09-12T
Sep 12 13:58:56 jmarkh-HP-EliteBook-Folio-9470m dockerd[3254]: time="2017-09-12T
Sep 12 13:58:56 jmarkh-HP-EliteBook-Folio-9470m dockerd[3254]: time="2017-09-12T
Sep 12 13:58:56 jmarkh-HP-EliteBook-Folio-9470m dockerd[3254]: time="2017-09-12T
Sep 12 13:58:56 jmarkh-HP-EliteBook-Folio-9470m dockerd[3254]: time="2017-09-12T
Sep 12 13:58:57 jmarkh-HP-EliteBook-Folio-9470m dockerd[3254]: time="2017-09-12T
Sep 12 13:58:57 jmarkh-HP-EliteBook-Folio-9470m systemd[1]: Started Docker Appli

[Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)]

Since it seems to be running without issues, could you please try to fix the package installation:

sudo apt update
sudo apt -f install

[Jon Antoine (jonmantoine)]

sudo apt -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up docker.io (1.13.1-0ubuntu4) ...
addgroup: The group `docker' already exists as a system group. Exiting.
W: APT had planned for dpkg to do more than it reported back (0 vs 4).
   Affected packages: docker.io:amd64

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

Weird, but ok lets assume there is a strack docker group on your system already that it can't handle.
Can you try removing (or renaming) that group and retry what Andreas suggested in c#4?

[Jon Antoine (jonmantoine)]

@ChristianEhrhardt,

I think you can ignore my comment as I believe it is the result of trying to install from the Docker repository prior to installing from the official Ubuntu repositories.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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