package samba-common 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.16 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

[Romann]

no upgrade

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: samba-common 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.16
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-116.140~14.04.1-generic 4.4.98
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-116-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Sep 2 22:14:54 2018
DuplicateSignature: package:samba-common:2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-08 (178 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20160803)
NmbdLog:

PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.8
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.18
SambaServerRegression: Yes
SmbConfIncluded: Yes
SmbLog:

SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba-common 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.16 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
WindowsFailedConnect: Yes

[Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)]

Thanks for filing this bug in Ubuntu.

From the dpkg terminal log:
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.

These are messages from an old bug that was fixed already. You should try to update again:

sudo apt update
sudo apt -f install

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for samba (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]