package sudo 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 with apt-get -f install

[lsutiger]

Why is the system attempting to remove sudo?

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: sudo 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-130.156-generic 4.4.134
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-130-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jul 18 18:44:19 2018
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-18 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.27
SourcePackage: sudo
Title: package sudo 1.8.16-0ubuntu1.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1725628, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[Seth Arnold (seth-arnold)]

Curious, the normal way people hit this is by installing poor third-party software but your logs look pretty boring.

You ought to be able to fix this by:

apt-get install ubuntu-minimal sudo

Thanks