package systemd 225-1ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2

[Niels Erik Jensen]

under upgrade

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: systemd 225-1ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-30.36-generic 4.2.8-ckt3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 26 21:01:06 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:systemd:225-1ubuntu9:subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-28 (121 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
MachineType: LENOVO 20CK0004MD
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic root=UUID=efa893e0-7e47-47d8-9076-cac4481a69ce ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
 apt 1.2.3
SourcePackage: systemd
Title: package systemd 225-1ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-02-26 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 02/03/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: N11ET30W (1.06 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 20CK0004MD
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: SDK0E50510 WIN
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: None
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrN11ET30W(1.06):bd02/03/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20CK0004MD:pvrThinkPadT550:rvnLENOVO:rn20CK0004MD:rvrSDK0E50510WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNone:
dmi.product.name: 20CK0004MD
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T550
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Niels Erik Jensen (nej-f)]

itwas under upgrade from 15.10

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

dpkg: considering deconfiguration of ifupdown, which would be broken by installation of systemd ...
dpkg: yes, will deconfigure ifupdown (broken by systemd)
dpkg: considering deconfiguration of udev, which would be broken by installation of systemd ...
dpkg: yes, will deconfigure udev (broken by systemd)
Preparing to unpack .../systemd_229-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb ...
De-configuring udev (225-1ubuntu9) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/systemd_229-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2

Do you still have that machine in this broken state? Please run

   sudo sed -i '2 s/^/set -x/' /var/lib/dpkg/info/systemd.preinst
   sudo apt-get -f install

and copy&paste the entire output.