Martin: The previous invocation of /var/lib/dpkg/info/udev.postinst configure seems to have cleared the problem so I didn't rerun this command. However, I was installing other packages and while installing evolution, ran into my old nemisis: spamassassin which failed in a similar manner, creating dependency problems dor sa-compile. So I tried your suggestion on that package and got this result:
# env DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE=spamassassin DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_NAME=postinst sh -ex /var/lib/dpkg/info/spamassassin.postinst configure ; echo $? + set -e + [ configure = triggered ] + [ configure = configure ] + getent passwd debian-spamd + mkdir -p /var/lib/spamassassin + stat -c %U /var/lib/spamassassin + OWNER=debian-spamd + stat -c %G /var/lib/spamassassin + GROUP=debian-spamd + dpkg-statoverride --list /var/lib/spamassassin/sa-update-keys + [ debian-spamd:debian-spamd != debian-spamd:debian-spamd ] + test -d /var/lib/spamassassin/sa-update-keys + su - debian-spamd -c sa-update --gpghomedir /var/lib/spamassassin/sa-update-keys --import /usr/share/spamassassin/GPG.KEY + deb-systemd-helper debian-installed spamassassin.service + deb-systemd-helper unmask spamassassin.service + deb-systemd-helper --quiet was-enabled spamassassin.service + deb-systemd-helper update-state spamassassin.service + [ -x /etc/init.d/spamassassin ] + update-rc.d spamassassin defaults 19 21 + [ -x /etc/init.d/spamassassin ] + invoke-rc.d spamassassin start SpamAssassin Mail Filter Daemon: disabled, see /etc/default/spamassassin 0 OK, that looks promising. When I returned to synaptic and installed another unrelated package, it then proceded to configure both spamassassin and sa-compile! There must be a flag somewhere that doesn't get updated when the manual command is run, so the package manager still thinks it needs to be performed. In any event, I have apparently managed to get the udev and spamassassin packages into a stable state and new packages are installing as expected once again. Please let me know if you would like any additional information. And thank you greatly for your guick and very useful help. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1406735 Title: package udev 208-8ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 102 Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: A few weeks ago I installed Ubuntu 10.10 server with the addition of the xubuntu-desktop packages. Everything started out alright until i tried to install sendmail in place of postfix. That installaton failed, reporting a similar error: "subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 102" From there, things went from bad to worse. I was now unable to finish the install of sendmail nor could I remove it fully and reinstall postfix. Spamassassin seemed to be one critical package that hept reporting errors. As I tried to install or remove packages using synaptic, the system most of the time refused to act due to dascading errors and partially removed packages that could not be removed, even by force. Today I threw up my hands and did a complete fresh install of the system. Everything went well for the basic packages until I ran software updater. A few packages were scheduled to be updated, including udev and it has now faild in the exact same manner. Could someone look at this and provide a quick reply as to what can be done to rectify this situation. I am afraid to install or remove any other software for fear of corrupting the system further and I currently do not have a usable system. Let me know if additional information is required. Thanks. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: udev 208-8ubuntu8.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-28.38-generic 3.16.7-ckt1 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-28-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CustomUdevRuleFiles: .70-persistent-net.rules Date: Wed Dec 31 01:40:11 2014 DuplicateSignature: package:udev:208-8ubuntu8.1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 102 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 102 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-31 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.2) MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Z9PE-D8 WS ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-28-generic root=UUID=d7121d57-8cf9-42a5-b7c3-75f414ce3e09 ro nomdmonddf nomdmonisw SourcePackage: systemd Title: package udev 208-8ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 102 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/06/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 5503 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: Z9PE-D8 WS dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0x dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 17 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr5503:bd05/06/2014:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnZ9PE-D8WS:pvr1.0x:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnZ9PE-D8WS:rvr1.0x:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct17:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: Z9PE-D8 WS dmi.product.version: 1.0x dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. 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