package libpam-runtime 1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

[giovanni]

I don't know what happened

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: libpam-runtime 1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-34.39-generic 4.2.8-ckt4
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-34-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Mar 20 18:31:34 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:libpam-runtime:1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3.2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-18 (1371 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu "Precise" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20120426-22:45
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: pam
Title: package libpam-runtime 1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-12-12 (99 days ago)

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

Your dpkg log shows:

Setting up libpam-runtime (1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3.2) ...
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.
[...]
dpkg: error processing package libpam-runtime (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

This may be a transient problem with your debconf environment. You should be able to correct this problem by running 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' from the commandline.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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