twoftp-run fails to install

[Lars Noodén]

Binary package hint: twoftpd-run

twoftp-run fails to install

1)
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=gutsy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 7.10"

2)
Linux antiken 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Dec 18 08:02:57 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

3)
~# apt-get install twoftpd-run
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  cvm ipsvd libmatrixssl1.7 runit twoftpd
Suggested packages:
  runit-run socklog-run
Recommended packages:
  fgetty
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  cvm ipsvd libmatrixssl1.7 runit twoftpd twoftpd-run
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 396kB/491kB of archives.
After unpacking 1872kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Get:1 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe cvm 0.76-2build1 [106kB]
Get:2 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe libmatrixssl1.7 1.7.3-1.1 [44.4kB]
Get:3 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe ipsvd 0.12.1-1 [122kB]
Get:4 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe runit 1.6.0-1 [100kB]
Get:5 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe twoftpd-run 1.21-4 [22.7kB]
Fetched 396kB in 4s (97.1kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package cvm.
(Reading database ... 97298 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking cvm (from .../cvm_0.76-2build1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libmatrixssl1.7.
Unpacking libmatrixssl1.7 (from .../libmatrixssl1.7_1.7.3-1.1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package ipsvd.
Unpacking ipsvd (from .../ipsvd_0.12.1-1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package runit.
Unpacking runit (from .../runit_1.6.0-1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package twoftpd.
Unpacking twoftpd (from .../twoftpd_1.21-4_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package twoftpd-run.
Unpacking twoftpd-run (from .../twoftpd-run_1.21-4_all.deb) ...
Setting up cvm (0.76-2build1) ...
Setting up libmatrixssl1.7 (1.7.3-1.1) ...

Setting up ipsvd (0.12.1-1) ...
Setting up runit (1.6.0-1) ...
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
Adding SV inittab entry...
cp: cannot stat `/etc/inittab': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing runit (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up twoftpd (1.21-4) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of twoftpd-run:
 twoftpd-run depends on runit (>> 1.3.0-0); however:
  Package runit is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing twoftpd-run (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Errors were encountered while processing:
 runit
 twoftpd-run
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Daniel Schwitzgebel (schwitzd)]

confirmed on gutsy