Marking as Invalid since OP confirms the system is having disk issues.
** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = Invalid
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package openssh-server (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
new pre-installation script killed by signal (Aborted)
Confirm that this workstation appears to have file-system problems.
We wont submit further reports from the bug-reporting tool until after
fsck, reinstall, and/or hardware replacement.
I'm going to look at [617612] which likely had same cause.
Anyhow, for a bit of technical detail, openssh-server
** Attachment added: AptOrdering.txt
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/618775/+attachment/1493677/+files/AptOrdering.txt
** Attachment added: Df.txt
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/618775/+attachment/1493678/+files/Df.txt
** Attachment added: Dmesg.txt
Hi Randall, thank you for reporting this bug and working with us to make
Ubuntu better!
I notice these lines in the Dmesg.txt:
[1.890131] EXT3-fs: INFO: recovery required on readonly filesystem.
[1.890137] EXT3-fs: write access will be enabled during recovery.
[3.777970] kjournald