Bionic Verification =================== First, reproducing the bug. Since the postinst of other postfix-* packages was also changed, I'm installing them as well, and not just postfix-mysql: ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ sudo apt install postfix postfix-mysql postfix-cdb postfix-ldap postfix-lmdb postfix-pcre postfix-pgsql -y (...) ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ apt-cache policy postfix postfix: Installed: 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1 Candidate: 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1 Version table: *** 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1 500 500 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages # Creating condition for the bug: ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ sudo sed -i 's/\(alias_.* =\).*/\1/g' /etc/postfix/main.cf ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ sudo service postfix reload ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ # reinstalling the same packages, showing the failures, one per package: ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ sudo apt install postfix postfix-mysql postfix-cdb postfix-ldap postfix-lmdb postfix-pcre postfix-pgsql -y --reinstall (...) Setting up postfix-pcre (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1) ... Adding pcre map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf /var/lib/dpkg/info/postfix-pcre.postinst: 33: [: =: unexpected operator Setting up postfix-mysql (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1) ... Adding mysql map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf /var/lib/dpkg/info/postfix-mysql.postinst: 33: [: =: unexpected operator Setting up postfix-lmdb (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1) ... Adding lmdb map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf /var/lib/dpkg/info/postfix-lmdb.postinst: 34: [: =: unexpected operator Setting up postfix-ldap (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1) ... Adding ldap map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf /var/lib/dpkg/info/postfix-ldap.postinst: 33: [: =: unexpected operator Setting up postfix-pgsql (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1) ... Adding pgsql map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf /var/lib/dpkg/info/postfix-pgsql.postinst: 33: [: =: unexpected operator Setting up postfix-cdb (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1) ... Adding cdb map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf /var/lib/dpkg/info/postfix-cdb.postinst: 33: [: =: unexpected operator Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ... a) upgrading to the fixed packages # Installing the fixed packages on top (I enabled universe for bionic-proposed because of lmdb): ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ sudo apt install postfix postfix-mysql postfix-cdb postfix-ldap postfix-lmdb postfix-pcre postfix-pgsql -y (...) Setting up postfix-pcre (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2) ... Adding pcre map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Setting up postfix-mysql (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2) ... Adding mysql map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Setting up postfix-lmdb (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2) ... Adding lmdb map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Setting up postfix-ldap (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2) ... Adding ldap map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Setting up postfix-pgsql (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2) ... Adding pgsql map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Setting up postfix-cdb (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2) ... Adding cdb map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ... ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ Worked just fine. b) fresh install scenario with the fixed packages ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ sudo apt install postfix postfix-mysql postfix-cdb postfix-ldap postfix-lmdb postfix-pcre postfix-pgsql -y ... ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ apt-cache policy postfix postfix: Installed: 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2 Candidate: 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2 Version table: *** 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2 500 500 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-proposed/main amd64 Packages # creating the conditions for the bug: ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ sudo sed -i 's/\(alias_.* =\).*/\1/g' /etc/postfix/main.cf ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ sudo service postfix reload ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ # now reinstalling the same packages: ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ sudo apt install postfix postfix-mysql postfix-cdb postfix-ldap postfix-lmdb postfix-pcre postfix-pgsql -y --reinstall (...) Setting up postfix-pcre (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2) ... Adding pcre map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Setting up postfix-mysql (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2) ... Adding mysql map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Setting up postfix-lmdb (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2) ... Adding lmdb map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Setting up postfix-ldap (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2) ... Adding ldap map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Setting up postfix-pgsql (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2) ... Adding pgsql map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Setting up postfix-cdb (3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2) ... Adding cdb map entry to /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ... ubuntu@bionic-postfix-1791139:~$ Worked just fine. Verification succeeded.