I had the same "segmentation fault" error after (manually) running "apt- get upgrade":
[....] Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ... ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5.1) ... Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160824-0ubuntu1) ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index... Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.6-1ubuntu3.3) ... Setting up libxml2:amd64 (2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.5) ... Setting up python3-problem-report (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14) ... Setting up python3-apport (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14) ... Setting up apport (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14) ... Segmentation fault dpkg: error processing package apport (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 239 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apport-gtk: apport-gtk depends on apport (>= 0.41); however: Package apport is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package apport-gtk (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up libnm-util2:amd64 (1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2) ... Setting up libnm-glib-vpn1:amd64 (1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2) ... No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. Setting up libnm-glib4:amd64 (1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2) ... Setting up libnm0:amd64 (1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2) ... Setting up libpulse0:amd64 (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.7) ... Setting up libpulsedsp:amd64 (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.7) ... Setting up pulseaudio-utils (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.7) ... Setting up pulseaudio (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.7) ... Setting up pulseaudio-module-x11 (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.7) ... [....] Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS Linux TR 4.10.0-42-generic #46~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Mon Dec 4 15:57:59 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1738039 Title: package apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 239 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1738039/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs