package thermald 1.5-2ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Robert L. Duff]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: thermald 1.5-2ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-67.88-generic 4.4.49
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-67-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
AptOrdering:
 thermald: Install
 samba: Configure
 thermald: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Mar 25 11:06:50 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-09 (409 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: thermald
Title: package thermald 1.5-2ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-02 (235 days ago)

[Colin Ian King (colin-king)]

Looks like there is an issue with pananasiclpd-init which is the root cause of the snarl up.

insserv: warning: script 'S80panasoniclpd-init' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'panasoniclpd-init' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: There is a loop between service plymouth and procps if started
insserv: loop involving service procps at depth 2
insserv: loop involving service udev at depth 1
insserv: Starting panasoniclpd-init depends on plymouth and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting panasoniclpd-init depends on plymouth and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting panasoniclpd-init depends on plymouth and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting panasoniclpd-init depends on plymouth and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!

I think this is a duplicate of bug 1385817 and not a thermald bug per-se