package sysv-rc 2.88dsf-53.2ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Eyituoyo George Ikomi]

This error/bug occurred while upgrading to Ubuntu 15.04. Currently using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: sysv-rc 2.88dsf-53.2ubuntu12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-31.36~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt7
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.16
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 10 22:18:05 2015
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
 # This is a distribution channel descriptor
 # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
 canonical-oem-somerville-trusty-amd64-20140620-0
DuplicateSignature: package:sysv-rc:2.88dsf-53.2ubuntu12:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-05 (35 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20140620-04:25
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: sysvinit
Title: package sysv-rc 2.88dsf-53.2ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-10-10 (0 days ago)

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

The error in your log is:

Setting up sysv-rc (2.88dsf-53.2ubuntu12) ...
info: Reordering boot system, log to /var/lib/insserv/run-20151010T2218.log
error: Something failed while migrating.

error: Unable to migrate to dependency based boot sequencing.

See http://wiki.debian.org/LSBInitScripts/DependencyBasedBoot for
more information about dependency based boot sequencing. To
reattempt the migration process run 'dpkg --configure sysv-rc'.

dpkg: error processing package sysv-rc (--configure):

Please attach /var/lib/insserv/run-20151010T2218.log to this bug report.

[Paula Werneck (paula-werneck)]

#1504842

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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