package systemd 232-21ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Marco Serra]

-Computer-
Processor : Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 900MHz
Memory : 2052MB (940MB used)
Operating System : Ubuntu 17.04
User Name : casaserra (casaserra)
Date/Time : dom 27 ago 2017 22:21:26 CEST
-Display-
Resolution : 1280x1024 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
-Input Devices-
 Lid Switch
 Sleep Button
 Power Button
 Power Button
 AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
 Video Bus
 SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
 Asus EeePC extra buttons
 HDA Intel Mic
 HDA Intel Headphone
 UVC Camera (eb1a:2761)
-Printers-
No printers found
-SCSI Disks-
ATA SILICONMOTION SM
 USB DISK 3.0
USB2.0 CardReader SD0

systemd:
  Installato: 232-21ubuntu5
  Candidato: 232-21ubuntu5
  Tabella versione:
 *** 232-21ubuntu5 500
        500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/main i386 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     232-21ubuntu2 500
        500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main i386 Packages
3) What you expected to happen: software updates should be got installed
4) What happened instead: I got a masseage saying some pacakages couldn't be installed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: systemd 232-21ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-19.21-generic 4.10.8
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-19-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Aug 27 20:27:49 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-27 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release i386 (20170412)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 701
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-19-generic root=UUID=dffd559d-cd18-4fee-a7c2-7a0504a4b587 ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4
SourcePackage: systemd
Title: package systemd 232-21ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/11/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1302
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 701
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: x.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
dmi.chassis.version: x.x
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1302:bd03/11/2009:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn701:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn701:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTekComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x:
dmi.product.name: 701
dmi.product.version: x.x
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.

[Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)]

Your system appears to be quite damaged, as it appears that many packages are missing the files they have installed.

Could you please paste the output of:

$ ls -latr /etc/machine-id
$ cat /etc/machine-id

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for systemd (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]