package tftpd-hpa 5.2+20150808-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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I just restarted the machine and upon logging in I received the error message that Ubuntu has encountered a error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: tftpd-hpa 5.2+20150808-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-32.34-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
AptOrdering:
 tftpd-hpa:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Dec 27 19:56:46 2016
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-23 (190 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.3.3
SourcePackage: tftp-hpa
Title: package tftpd-hpa 5.2+20150808-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-16 (75 days ago)

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

From the Log:
Dez 31 07:51:47 hostname in.tftpd[1275]: cannot resolve local IPv6 bind address: ::(Name or service not known)
Dez 31 07:51:47 hostname systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: HPA's tftp server.
Dez 31 07:51:47 hostname systemd[1]: tftpd-hpa.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

It might be a bug in the package not waiting for network to be initialized correctly, but just as much also just dependent to your network config. Since it seems likely to me that this is a local configuration problem, rather than a bug in Ubuntu, I'm marking this bug as Incomplete for now.

If indeed this is a local configuration problem, you can find pointers to get help for this sort of problem here: http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community

Or if you believe that this is really a bug, then you may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem, explain why you believe this is a bug in Ubuntu rather than a problem specific to your system, and then change the bug status back to New.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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