package mpd 0.15.4-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

[Wim Haver]

Binary package hint: mpd

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9

apt-cache policy mpd

mpd:
  Installed: 0.15.4-1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.15.4-1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 0.15.4-1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I expected an installed package.
I got this error

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
 libcue1: Install
 mpd: Install
 libcue1: Configure
 mpd: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Nov 19 07:15:10 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: mpd 0.15.4-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48+ureadahead2-generic
SourcePackage: mpd
Title: package mpd 0.15.4-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
XsessionErrors: (gnome-panel:12011): Gtk-WARNING **: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to allocate widget with width -15 and height 24

[Florian Schlichting (fschlich)]

the error is:

[...]
Unpacking libcue1 (from .../libcue1_1.3.0-1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package mpd.
Unpacking mpd (from .../mpd_0.15.4-1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up libcue1 (1.3.0-1) ...

Setting up mpd (0.15.4-1ubuntu1) ...
 * Starting Music Player Daemon mpd  * creating /var/lib/mpd/tag_cache...
/usr/bin/mpd: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/i686/cmov/libavformat.so.52: undefined symbol: ff_log_missing_feature

[fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mpd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing mpd (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Florian Schlichting (fschlich)]

bug is too old, error not in mpd but in a dependency (ffmpeg / libav)