package snort 2.9.6.0-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10

[harrison]

Same problem as described in previous three reports but in an AMD 64 processor.
June 2, 2016
Would like to use this package on a desktop pc, not a server. Downloaded via Synaptic Manager.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: snort 2.9.6.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-36.42~14.04.1-generic 4.2.8-ckt8
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jun 3 15:41:55 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:snort:2.9.6.0-0ubuntu1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-13 (20 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20160217.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.6
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.14
SourcePackage: snort
Title: package snort 2.9.6.0-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[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