package snort (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: installed snort package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Adil khanxada]

package snort (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: installed snort package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

preprocessor policy not configured

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: snort (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-40.45~20.04.1-generic 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-40-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Wed Apr 20 06:40:42 2022
ErrorMessage: installed snort package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-08 (44 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20220223)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.6
SourcePackage: snort
Title: package snort (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: installed snort package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Seth Arnold (seth-arnold)]

Hello Adil, looking through the terminal log it looks like you've selected an incorrect interface for snort to listen on; this is probably not a bug.

Thanks