package privoxy 3.0.24-1ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Olga]

I don't know what is going on. Every update that tries to be installed for a couple of months was failed. I noticed it says it could be a problem with a file containing a word "config" and it is not in the path it should be or sth like that.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: privoxy 3.0.24-1ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-142.146~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-142-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jun 30 11:43:57 2021
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-09 (1208 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180228)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.7
 apt 1.2.35
SourcePackage: privoxy
Title: package privoxy 3.0.24-1ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
mtime.conffile..etc.privoxy.config: 2019-07-26T14:28:58.122182

[Roland Rosenfeld (roland)]

Could you please try to start privoxy again and if it fails again run the commands "systemctl status privoxy.service" and "journalctl -xe" with a wider screen after this to get more output.
The messages in DpkgTerminalLog.txt are cut at a place where it would become interesting...

Also have a look at /var/log/privoxy/*, maybe there is more information why privoxy fails.