I have no problem with pcscd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: $ sudo LANG=C apt install pcscd Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: libccid The following NEW packages will be installed: libccid pcscd 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 8 not upgraded. Need to get 141 kB of archives. After this operation, 469 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Get:1 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 libccid amd64 1.4.22-1ubuntu0.1 [85.8 kB] Get:2 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 pcscd amd64 1.8.14-1ubuntu1.16.04.1 [55.7 kB] Fetched 141 kB in 0s (1006 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package libccid. (Reading database ... 223096 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../libccid_1.4.22-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libccid (1.4.22-1ubuntu0.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package pcscd. Preparing to unpack .../pcscd_1.8.14-1ubuntu1.16.04.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking pcscd (1.8.14-1ubuntu1.16.04.1) ... Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu21.10) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ... Setting up libccid (1.4.22-1ubuntu0.1) ... Setting up pcscd (1.8.14-1ubuntu1.16.04.1) ... Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu21.10) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
And also no problem on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. $ sudo LANG=C apt install pcscd [sudo] Mot de passe de rousseau : Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: pcscd 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 19 not upgraded. Need to get 57.9 kB of archives. After this operation, 176 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 pcscd amd64 1.8.23-1 [57.9 kB] Fetched 57.9 kB in 0s (651 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package pcscd. (Reading database ... 172785 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../pcscd_1.8.23-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking pcscd (1.8.23-1) ... Setting up pcscd (1.8.23-1) ... Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/pcscd.socket -> /lib/systemd/system/pcscd.socket. Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-20) ... Processing triggers for systemd (237-3ubuntu10.9) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ... I do not plan to fix a bug in Ubuntu 14.04 only. Ubuntu 14.04 should be UN-maintained after April 2019 (in 4 months). https://www.ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle The best solution may be to upgrade your system. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1700104 Title: package pcscd 1.8.10-1ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pcsc-lite/+bug/1700104/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs