package kismet 2013.03.R1b-3build1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6

[jm hirtl]

after upgrading from 14.xxx to 16.xx i got this error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: kismet 2013.03.R1b-3build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-58.79-generic 4.4.35
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-58-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Dec 22 16:08:00 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 package:kismet:2013.03.R1b-3build1
 Setting up kismet (2013.03.R1b-3build1) ...
 usermod: Benutzer »JMH« ist nicht vorhanden.
 dpkg: error processing package kismet (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-24 (912 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.18
SourcePackage: kismet
Title: package kismet 2013.03.R1b-3build1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 6
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-12-22 (0 days ago)

[Nick Andrik (andrikos)]

Hi Jm,

If you see in the log there is this message:
'Benutzer »JMH« ist nicht vorhanden'
This means that there is no user with 'JMH' username.

Could you please specify a valid username when it requests for the users in the kismet group?
An easy solution is to uninstall and install kismet again.

This issue has been fixed in the newest version of kismet.
It is a duplicate of a previously reported bug and I'm marking it as such.
Please comment here if you need additional help

Kindest regards,
Nick