package postgresql-8.4 E: postgresql-8.4: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 E: postgresql: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured E: postgresql-contrib-8.4: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured E: postgresql-contrib: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured 8.4.8-0ubuntu0.10.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Hal Lewis]

Binary package hint: postgresql-8.4

8.4.8-0ubuntu0.10.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
When attempting to reinstall I get dependency issues:
E: postgresql-8.4: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
E: postgresql: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: postgresql-contrib-8.4: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: postgresql-contrib: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

E: postgresql-contrib: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql-8.4, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing postgresql-8.4 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of postgresql-contrib-8.4:
 postgresql-contrib-8.4 depends on postgresql-8.4; however:
  Package postgresql-8.4 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing postgresql-contrib-8.4 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of postgresql-contrib:
 postgresql-contrib depends on postgresql-contrib-8.4; however:
  Package postgresql-contrib-8.4 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing postgresql-contrib (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of postgresql:
 postgresql depends on postgresql-8.4; however:
  Package postgresql-8.4 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing postgresql (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 postgresql-8.4
 postgresql-contrib-8.4
 postgresql-contrib
 postgresql

Recursive dependencies: postgresql-8.4 depends: postgresql-8.4

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: postgresql-8.4 8.4.8-0ubuntu0.10.04
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-31.61-generic 2.6.32.32+drm33.14
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-31-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue May 17 14:27:37 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
SourcePackage: postgresql-8.4
Title: package postgresql-8.4 8.4.8-0ubuntu0.10.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[dino99 (9d9)]

Closing that outdated report as EOL has been reached long time ago