[Bug 1393077] Re: package trousers 0.3.11.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 137

[pabouk]

I encoutnered this problem after installing tpm-tools:
$ sudo apt-get install tpm-tools
...
Setting up trousers (0.3.11.2-1) ...
 * Starting Trusted Computing daemon tcsd                                                          [fail] 
invoke-rc.d: initscript trousers, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing package trousers (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 137
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of tpm-tools:
 tpm-tools depends on trousers; however:
  Package trousers is not configured yet.
...

The TPM module was turned off in the BIOS/UEFI setup.

$ uname -a
Linux XXX 3.16.0-41-generic #55~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Sun Jun 14 18:43:36 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ lsb_release -d
Description:	Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS

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Title:
  package trousers 0.3.11.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  installed post-installation script returned error exit status 137

Status in trousers package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  no i386 file name

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: trousers 0.3.11.2-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-39.66-generic 3.13.11.8
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-39-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Nov 15 15:11:56 2014
  DuplicateSignature: package:trousers:0.3.11.2-1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 137
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 137
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-01 (287 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1)
  SourcePackage: trousers
  Title: package trousers 0.3.11.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 137
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-12 (187 days ago)

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