[Bug 1319353] Re: package initscripts 2.88dsf-41ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Steve Langasek]

The eror in the log is:

Setting up initscripts (2.88dsf-41ubuntu6) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/ondemand ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/rc.local ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/sendsigs ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/umountfs ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/umountroot ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/urandom ...
Generating /run/motd.dynamic; this may take a moment...
Error in function update
E: Unknown Error: '<type 'exceptions.TypeError'>' (update() takes exactly 2 arguments (1 given))run-parts: /etc/update-motd.d/90-updates-available exited with return code 255
run-parts: /etc/update-motd.d/98-fsck-at-reboot exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package initscripts (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of procps:
 procps depends on initscripts; however:
  Package initscripts is not configured yet.

Do you get this same error if you run the following command by hand?

        /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check --human-readable


** Package changed: sysvinit (Ubuntu) => update-notifier (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  package initscripts 2.88dsf-41ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
  error exit status 1

Status in “update-notifier” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  everytime I enter chroot, it prompts an error.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: initscripts 2.88dsf-41ubuntu6
  Uname: Linux 3.8.11 x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat May 10 23:02:56 2014
  DuplicateSignature: package:initscripts:2.88dsf-41ubuntu6:ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  SourcePackage: sysvinit
  Title: package initscripts 2.88dsf-41ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-10 (3 days ago)

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