This still happens with

transmission-daemon/trusty-updates,trusty-security,now 2.82-1.1ubuntu3.1
amd64

When ENABLE_DAEMON is 0 in /etc/default, the post-install script tries
to restart the daemon but fails, because the upstart job return value is
not 0 if daemon is disabled.

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Title:
  package transmission-daemon 2.51-0ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 255

Status in “transmission” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Setting up transmission-daemon (2.51-0ubuntu1.1) ...
   * Starting bittorrent daemon transmission-daemon                             
  invoke-rc.d: initscript transmission-daemon, action "start" failed.
  dpkg: error processing transmission-daemon (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   transmission-daemon
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  root@htpc:~# ps -ef | grep transmission
  root      5051  4280  0 09:21 pts/1    00:00:00 grep --color=auto transmission
  root@htpc:~# /etc/init.d/transmission-daemon status
   * transmission-daemon is not running
  root@htpc:~# /etc/init.d/transmission-daemon start
   * Starting bittorrent daemon transmission-daemon                             
  root@htpc:~# ps -ef | grep transmission
  root      5112  4280  0 09:22 pts/1    00:00:00 grep --color=auto transmission
  root@htpc:~#

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: transmission-daemon 2.51-0ubuntu1.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic 3.2.28
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
  AptOrdering: transmission-daemon: Configure
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Sep 29 09:17:27 2012
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error 
exit status 255
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 
(20120424.1)
  SourcePackage: transmission
  Title: package transmission-daemon 2.51-0ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: 
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.transmission.daemon: 2012-08-12T15:54:17.190882
  mtime.conffile..etc.transmission.daemon.settings.json: 
2012-08-12T16:01:02.678904

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