Thanks, Andreas! I've changed the port and was then able to finish the update installation by typing sudo dpkg --configure -a. After that I reverted back to my former port (it wasn't 22) and it works fine now.
How can I close this "bug" report? Kind regards Ulf! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798884 Title: Upgrade or install fails 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.5 Status in openssh package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Today I've got an update to openssh-server version 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.5 but installation fails. Also when I purge the package and install it again, I get the same error message: openssh-server (1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.5) wird eingerichtet ... insserv: warning: script 'screen-cleanup' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `screen-cleanup' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `screen-cleanup' Job for ssh.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status ssh.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. invoke-rc.d: initscript ssh, action "start" failed. ● ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ssh.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fr 2018-10-19 20:53:49 CEST; 12ms ago Process: 29682 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sshd -D $SSHD_OPTS (code=exited, status=255) Process: 29678 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/sshd -t (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 29682 (code=exited, status=255) Okt 19 20:53:48 zulu1451.server4you.de systemd[1]: Starting OpenBSD Secure Shell server... Okt 19 20:53:49 zulu1451.server4you.de systemd[1]: ssh.service: Main process exited, code=code=exited, status=255/n/a Okt 19 20:53:49 zulu1451.server4you.de systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenBSD Secure Shell server. Okt 19 20:53:49 zulu1451.server4you.de systemd[1]: ssh.service: Unit entered failed state. Okt 19 20:53:49 zulu1451.server4you.de systemd[1]: ssh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full. dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten des Paketes openssh-server (--configure): Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von ssh: ssh hängt ab von openssh-server (>= 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.5); aber: Paket openssh-server ist noch nicht konfiguriert. dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten des Paketes ssh (--configure): Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfiguriert Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von: openssh-server ssh The system is: Description: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS Release: 16.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1798884/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp