No, that's working fine. If the postinst script exits with an error, the installation fails. If that were part of a big upgrade, this could break systems. So I am reassigning this back, but closing it as 'Opinion', as there really is nothing that can be done here.
** Package changed: apt (Ubuntu) => virtualbox-ext-pack (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: virtualbox-ext-pack (Ubuntu) Status: New => Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1642353 Title: package virtualbox-ext-pack 5.1.6-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ext-pack/+bug/1642353/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs