package snort 2.9.7.0-5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Ibnu Hafizdhul Haq]

Here's the error when I was trying to install snort. It looks like IDS is running, but how to stop the service(s)?

● snort.service - LSB: Lightweight network intrusion detection system
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/snort; generated; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2018-02-09 01:00:48 WIB; 14ms ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 7398 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/snort start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Feb 09 01:00:48 init5-Satellite-L740 snort[7407]: Initializing Output Plugins!
Feb 09 01:00:48 init5-Satellite-L740 snort[7407]: Initializing Preprocessors!
Feb 09 01:00:48 init5-Satellite-L740 snort[7407]: Initializing Plug-ins!
Feb 09 01:00:48 init5-Satellite-L740 snort[7407]: Parsing Rules file "/etc/snort/snort.conf"
Feb 09 01:00:48 init5-Satellite-L740 snort[7407]: FATAL ERROR: /etc/snort/snort.conf(0) Unable to open rules file "/etc/snort/snort.conf": No such file or directory.
Feb 09 01:00:48 init5-Satellite-L740 snort[7398]: ...fail!
Feb 09 01:00:48 init5-Satellite-L740 systemd[1]: snort.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Feb 09 01:00:48 init5-Satellite-L740 systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Lightweight network intrusion detection system.
Feb 09 01:00:48 init5-Satellite-L740 systemd[1]: snort.service: Unit entered failed state.
Feb 09 01:00:48 init5-Satellite-L740 systemd[1]: snort.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
dpkg: error processing package snort (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.26-0ubuntu2.1) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-20) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (234-2ubuntu12.1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 snort
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: snort 2.9.7.0-5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 9 01:00:48 2018
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-02-05 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20180105.1)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.1
SourcePackage: snort
Title: package snort 2.9.7.0-5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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