package procps 1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Tom Pino]

This is Xubuntu 12.04-testing.

I was surprised to see this come up on apport as I had just booted in through recovery where I ran "dpkg --configure -a" which claimed to have fixed this problem.

I reran the command and just got a new prompt.

It could be that hitting Ctrl+D to get me to a user prompt and logging in there and running "startx" may be the reason for this apport report. A "reboot" command at the root prompt may have been a better idea.

I have another install claiming the same problem and I will do the same thing there using a reboot to see what happens and will append this at that time.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: procps 1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-4.10-generic 3.2.0-rc5
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-4-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Dec 13 19:07:14 2011
Df:
 Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
 /dev/sda8 10304824 6186460 3594896 64% /
 udev 1536472 8 1536464 1% /dev
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up procps (1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6) ...
 start: Unable to connect to Upstart: Failed to connect to socket /com/ubuntu/upstart: Connection refused
 invoke-rc.d: initscript procps, action "start" failed.
 dpkg: error processing procps (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110921.3)
SourcePackage: procps
Title: package procps 1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Tom Pino (metalsmith-rangeweb)]

OK, ran the same things over on the other install.

Rebooted instead of going straight from recovery to desktop.

Got no failed to install notice from apport.

These 2 installs were both upgraded from another OS in a chroot environment. I knew from errors there of this failure to install.

Seems to be more a problem with getting the upgrade to work in a chroot environment than anything else.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.