package util-linux 2.25.1-3ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[amprea]

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: util-linux 2.25.1-3ubuntu4.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-33.44-generic 3.16.7-ckt7
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-33-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 18 15:27:30 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:util-linux:2.25.1-3ubuntu4.1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-16 (214 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140722.2)
SourcePackage: util-linux
Title: package util-linux 2.25.1-3ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-11-30 (139 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[steveb (steve-borrer)]

I get the same error for the same package on apt-get upgrade, except that the first significant warning is 'insserv: warning: script 'K01smfpd' missing LSB tags and overrides'. My architecture is x86_64. Is there a workaround for this?

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Duplicate of bug 1385817. /etc/init.d/smfpd is a third-party SysV init script which is missing LSB header information.