[Bug 1581640] Re: package libpam-systemd:amd64 229-4ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

[wilhelm]

I got the bug during update from 15.10 to 16.04 gnome flavoured ubuntu
(amd64)

the error was something like:
failed to install systemd exit code 2

and all the depending packages (including gnome itself) failed due to
dependency problems

the distro-upgrade ended with a partial rollback.

Before reboot I did an 
dpkg --configure -a
    which resulted in: too many errors, break
So I tried
apt-get install systemd
    which worked perfectly
and afterwards I did 
apt-get update 
apt-get upgrade
    and my distro-upgrade was fine


PS sorry for not havin noted down the exact error messages, I was panicking a little

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Title:
  package libpam-systemd:amd64 229-4ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 128

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  During installation of this package my PC froze and the only way was
  to make reboot after switching to console (GUI was totally frozen)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: libpam-systemd:amd64 229-4ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.39-generic 4.4.8
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri May 13 20:14:26 2016
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-28 (75 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160225.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
   apt  1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
  SourcePackage: systemd
  Title: package libpam-systemd:amd64 229-4ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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