Is /etc/php5/cli/php.ini a symlink to another file? If so you are being affected by this bug: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=718955
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #718955 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=718955 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1308059 Title: package php5-cli 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 4 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/1308059/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs