[Bug 1811552] Re: package samba-common 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.6 failed to install/upgrade: installed samba-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 128

[Andreas Hasenack]

Thanks for reporting this bug in Ubuntu.

Looks like this was the error:
Setting up samba-common (2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.6) ...
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.
dpkg: error processing package samba-common (--configure):
 installed samba-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 128

I have seen these perl errors before, and I believe they have been fixed
in another package.

Please make sure your system is fully up-to-date:

sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade
sudo apt -f install


** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  package samba-common 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.6 failed to
  install/upgrade: installed samba-common package post-installation
  script subprocess returned error exit status 128

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