package snort 2.9.2.2-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up snort (2.9.2.2-3) ...
 * Stopping Network Intrusion Detection System snort * - No running snort instance found
 * Starting Network Intrusion Detection System snort [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript snort, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing snort (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 snort

i need help...i'm a newbie here...not very tech competent at all...i've been trying to install snort and trying to use this guide:

http://nachum234.no-ip.org/security/snort/102-barnyard-installation-on-ubuntu-12-04/

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: snort 2.9.2.2-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
AptOrdering: snort: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jan 26 21:14:42 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:snort:2.9.2.2-3:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-12 (440 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: snort
Title: package snort 2.9.2.2-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-11-08 (79 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package snort - 2.9.15.1-2

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snort (2.9.15.1-2) unstable; urgency=medium

  * debian/control:
     - Add libssl-dev as Build-Dep (Closes:#956812)
     - Update Standards version
     - Fix Git-VCS url
     - Make snort-doc Multi-Arch: foreign
  * debian/patches/documentation_debian: Document the use of /etc/default/snort

 -- Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña <email address hidden> Sat, 18 Apr 2020 11:56:13 +0200