E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[victor.ng.kp]

While running:

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

The following error message shows:

Errors were encountered while processing:
procps
udev
plymouth
mountall
initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Yesterday worked fine.

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

This should have generated an apport report with details about the cause of the crash, but you have filed this bug by hand so the log files have not been attached. Please attach /var/log/apt/term.log to this report.

[victor.ng.kp (victor.ng.kp)]

Please see attached term.log.

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

The log shows that the root of the configuration failure is with the procps package.

Setting up procps (1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6.1) ...
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript procps, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing procps (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of udev:
 udev depends on procps; however:
  Package procps is not configured yet.

Please attach /var/log/upstart/procps.log.

[victor.ng.kp (victor.ng.kp)]

No procps.log found in /var/log/upstart

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 05:31:44AM -0000, khuenping wrote:
> No procps.log found in /var/log/upstart

Does the file /etc/init/procps.conf exist on your system?

[victor.ng.kp (victor.ng.kp)]

root@vps:/etc/init.d# ls -alh procps
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Oct 4 01:26 procps -> /lib/init/upstart-job
root@vps:/etc/init.d# ls -alh /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3.4K Jan 18 2013 /lib/init/upstart-job

[Larry Li (larryli)]

tail /var/log/upstart/procps.log

kernel.printk = 4 4 1 7
net.ipv6.conf.all.use_tempaddr = 2
net.ipv6.conf.default.use_tempaddr = 2
error: permission denied on key 'kernel.kptr_restrict'
net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1
net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1
vm.mmap_min_addr = 65536

[Larry Li (larryli)]

I found bug #1157643 and get
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procps/+bug/1157643/comments/11
worked for me.

[victor.ng.kp (victor.ng.kp)]

Yes, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procps/+bug/1157643/comments/11 worked for me too.

[Michael Yoo (sekjun9878)]

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procps/+bug/1157643/comments/11
Worked for me as well