I got to this bug when I was asked to report an error by ubuntu, then it said that this bug/error has already been reported and then opened me this page. This is what I was doing: To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo ". See "man sudo_root" for details. ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo su - root@ubuntu:~# apt-get install nfs-common Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: libgssglue1 libnfsidmap2 libtirpc1 rpcbind The following NEW packages will be installed: libgssglue1 libnfsidmap2 libtirpc1 nfs-common rpcbind 0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 398 kB of archives. After this operation, 1,565 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main libgssglue1 amd64 0.3-1ubuntu1 [22.3 kB] Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main libtirpc1 amd64 0.2.2-5 [84.2 kB] Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main rpcbind amd64 0.2.0-6ubuntu3 [42.2 kB] Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main libnfsidmap2 amd64 0.24-1 [28.0 kB] Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main nfs-common amd64 1:1.2.4-1ubuntu2 [222 kB] Fetched 398 kB in 0s (565 kB/s) W: Duplicate sources.list entry cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release amd64 (20111012)/ oneiric/main i386 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/Ubuntu%2011.10%20%5fOneiric%20Ocelot%5f%20-%20Release%20amd64%20(20111012)_dists_oneiric_main_binary-i386_Packages) Selecting previously deselected package libgssglue1. (Reading database ... 130325 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libgssglue1 (from .../libgssglue1_0.3-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libtirpc1. Unpacking libtirpc1 (from .../libtirpc1_0.2.2-5_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package rpcbind. Unpacking rpcbind (from .../rpcbind_0.2.0-6ubuntu3_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libnfsidmap2. Unpacking libnfsidmap2 (from .../libnfsidmap2_0.24-1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package nfs-common. Unpacking nfs-common (from .../nfs-common_1%3a1.2.4-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for ureadahead ... Setting up libgssglue1 (0.3-1ubuntu1) ... Setting up libtirpc1 (0.2.2-5) ... Setting up rpcbind (0.2.0-6ubuntu3) ... Removing any system startup links for /etc/init.d/rpcbind ... start: Unknown job: portmap invoke-rc.d: initscript portmap, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing rpcbind (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up libnfsidmap2 (0.24-1) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nfs-common: nfs-common depends on rpcbind (>= 0.2.0-6ubuntu1); however: Package rpcbind is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing nfs-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Processing triggers for libc-bin ... No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. ldconfig deferred processing now taking place Errors were encountered while processing: rpcbind nfs-common W: Duplicate sources.list entry cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release amd64 (20111012)/ oneiric/main i386 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/Ubuntu%2011.10%20%5fOneiric%20Ocelot%5f%20-%20Release%20amd64%20(20111012)_dists_oneiric_main_binary-i386_Packages) W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) root@ubuntu:~# This was the first boot from live usb flash with ubuntu 11.10 64bit and 2G persistence storage space. I am on a new Lenovo Ideapad U300s, booting from the usb flash into ubuntu, and trying to mount an nfs export from another computer on my network, so I was installing nfs-common to be able to do this. Some info about the system: root@ubuntu:~# cat /etc/debian_version wheezy/sid root@ubuntu:~# cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=oneiric DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.10" root@ubuntu:~# root@ubuntu:~# lsmod Module Size Used by parport_pc 36962 0 ppdev 17113 0 lp 17799 0 dm_crypt 23199 0 parport 46562 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp bnep 18436 2 rfcomm 47946 8 snd_hda_codec_hdmi 32040 1 snd_hda_codec_conexant 62197 1 joydev 17693 0 arc4 12529 2 snd_hda_intel 33390 2 uvcvideo 72711 0 snd_hda_codec 104802 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel snd_hwdep 13668 1 snd_hda_codec videodev 93004 1 uvcvideo snd_pcm 96755 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec v4l2_compat_ioctl32 17083 1 videodev iwlagn 314213 0 snd_seq_midi 13324 0 snd_rawmidi 30547 1 snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event 14899 1 snd_seq_midi snd_seq 61896 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event mac80211 310872 1 iwlagn snd_timer 29991 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq snd_seq_device 14540 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq btusb 18600 2 ideapad_laptop 13871 0 psmouse 73882 0 snd 68266 14 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device serio_raw 13166 0 cfg80211 199587 2 iwlagn,mac80211 bluetooth 166112 23 bnep,rfcomm,btusb sparse_keymap 13890 1 ideapad_laptop soundcore 12680 1 snd snd_page_alloc 18529 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm mei 41480 0 binfmt_misc 17540 1 squashfs 36799 1 overlayfs 28267 1 nls_iso8859_1 12713 1 nls_cp437 16991 1 vfat 17585 1 fat 61475 1 vfat usb_storage 57901 1 uas 18027 0 dm_raid45 78155 0 xor 12894 1 dm_raid45 dm_mirror 22203 0 dm_region_hash 20918 1 dm_mirror dm_log 18564 3 dm_raid45,dm_mirror,dm_region_hash btrfs 648895 0 zlib_deflate 27139 1 btrfs libcrc32c 12644 1 btrfs wmi 19256 0 ahci 26002 0 libahci 26861 1 ahci i915 566711 3 drm_kms_helper 42558 1 i915 drm 236330 4 i915,drm_kms_helper xhci_hcd 78641 0 i2c_algo_bit 13423 1 i915 video 19412 1 i915 root@ubuntu:~# root@ubuntu:~# lspci -k 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09) Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3975 Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3975 Kernel driver in use: i915 Kernel modules: i915 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04) Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3975 Kernel driver in use: mei Kernel modules: mei 00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05) Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3975 Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05) Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3975 Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5) Kernel driver in use: pcieport Kernel modules: shpchp 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b5) Kernel driver in use: pcieport Kernel modules: shpchp 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5) Kernel driver in use: pcieport Kernel modules: shpchp 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05) Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3975 Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation QS67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 05) Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3975 Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05) Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3975 Kernel driver in use: ahci Kernel modules: ahci 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05) Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3975 Kernel modules: i2c-i801 02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1030 (rev 34) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1030 BGN Kernel driver in use: iwlagn Kernel modules: iwlagn 03:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 04) Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3975 Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd Kernel modules: xhci-hcd root@ubuntu:~# I had just created this live usb of ubuntu using the (Startup Disk Creator) from my other laptop that has Ubuntu 10.04.3 installed.