package nginx-full 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Atul Tiwari]

error occured during boot

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: nginx-full 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
AptOrdering:
 nginx-common: Install
 nginx-full: Install
 nginx-common: Configure
 nginx-full: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Apr 27 23:18:50 2016
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-09 (110 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
 apt 1.2.10ubuntu1
SourcePackage: nginx
Title: package nginx-full 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Simon Déziel (sdeziel)]

Apache was removed ~26 minutes before installing nginx-full. Then dpkg reports being unable to start nginx during post-install, maybe Apache was still running after the removal? The next day, nginx was able to start without problem.

Skimming dmesg revealed this which may or may not be relevant at all:

[ 300.269206] mce: [Hardware Error]: Machine check events logged

[Thomas Ward (teward)]

Removing Apache doesn't always kill the service; it's possible it was still running, but no way to check here. Marking as Incomplete unless anyone can reproduce.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for nginx (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]