The same bug raised on my system when upgrading from kubuntu 14.04 to 14.10 on amd64.
** Attachment added: "run-20141025T1139.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysvinit/+bug/1363703/+attachment/4244482/+files/run-20141025T1139.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to sysvinit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1363703 Title: package sysv-rc 2.88dsf-41ubuntu18 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Status in “sysvinit” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Upgrade fro 14.04 to 14.10 (32bit) via upgrade-manager -d ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: sysv-rc 2.88dsf-41ubuntu18 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Aug 30 16:12:04 2014 DuplicateSignature: package:sysv-rc:2.88dsf-41ubuntu18:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: sysvinit Title: package sysv-rc 2.88dsf-41ubuntu18 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-08-31 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysvinit/+bug/1363703/+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