For the postinst script to work libasound2-plugins must be installed
Here is my output before installing libasound2-plugins:
Setting up timidity (2.13.2-19ubuntu1) ... * Starting TiMidity++ ALSA midi emulation... ALSA lib pcm.c:2104:(snd_pcm_open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.so [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript timidity, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing timidity (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Processing triggers for menu ... Errors were encountered while processing: timidity E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
For the postinst script to work libasound2-plugins must be installed
Here is my output before installing libasound2-plugins:
Setting up timidity (2.13.2-19ubuntu1) ... (snd_pcm_ open_conf) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/ alsa-lib/ libasound_ module_ pcm_pulse. so
[fail]
* Starting TiMidity++ ALSA midi emulation... ALSA lib pcm.c:2104:
invoke-rc.d: initscript timidity, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing timidity (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for menu ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
timidity
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)