I just tried installing clamav on a fresh install of Feisty, the following error message was returned by synaptic:
Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package libgmp3c2. (Reading database ... 94303 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libgmp3c2 (from .../libgmp3c2_2%3a4.2.1+dfsg-4build1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libclamav2. Unpacking libclamav2 (from .../libclamav2_0.90.2-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package clamav-base. Unpacking clamav-base (from .../clamav-base_0.90.2-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package clamav-freshclam. Unpacking clamav-freshclam (from .../clamav-freshclam_0.90.2-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package clamav. Unpacking clamav (from .../clamav_0.90.2-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ... Setting up libgmp3c2 (4.2.1+dfsg-4build1) ... Setting up libclamav2 (0.90.2-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up clamav-base (0.90.2-0ubuntu1) ... Adding system user `clamav' (UID 110) ... Adding new group `clamav' (GID 119) ... Adding new user `clamav' (UID 110) with group `clamav' ... Not creating home directory `/var/lib/clamav'. dpkg: error processing clamav-base (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of clamav-freshclam: clamav-freshclam depends on clamav-base (>= 0.90.2-0ubuntu1); however: Package clamav-base is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing clamav-freshclam (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of clamav: clamav depends on clamav-freshclam | clamav-data; however: Package clamav-freshclam is not configured yet. Package clamav-data is not installed. Package clamav-freshclam which provides clamav-data is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing clamav (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: clamav-base clamav-freshclam clamav E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up clamav-base (0.90.2-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up clamav-freshclam (0.90.2-0ubuntu1) ... * Starting ClamAV virus database updater freshclam ...done. Setting up clamav (0.90.2-0ubuntu1) ... -- While installing ClamAV dpkg returns an error https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/39853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
