[Bug 1672157] Re: package mouseemu 0.16-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127 (/var/lib/dpkg/info/mouseemu.postinst: MAKEDEV: not found)

[Drew Folta]

Is there a workaround, perhaps an older version or downgrade some other
package?

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Title:
  package mouseemu 0.16-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
  (/var/lib/dpkg/info/mouseemu.postinst: MAKEDEV: not found)

Status in mouseemu package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  When installing mouseemu, the log shows:

  ```
  apt-get install mouseemu 
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following NEW packages will be installed
    mouseemu
  0 to upgrade, 1 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
  Need to get 18.0 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 99.3 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 mouseemu amd64 0.16-0ubuntu9 [18.0 kB]
  Fetched 18.0 kB in 0s (325 kB/s)  
  Selecting previously unselected package mouseemu.
  (Reading database ... 240577 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../mouseemu_0.16-0ubuntu9_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking mouseemu (0.16-0ubuntu9) ...
  Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
  Setting up mouseemu (0.16-0ubuntu9) ...
  Creating /dev/input/uinput.../var/lib/dpkg/info/mouseemu.postinst: 34: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mouseemu.postinst: MAKEDEV: not found
  dpkg: error processing package mouseemu (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
  Processing triggers for systemd (231-9ubuntu3) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
  Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   mouseemu
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  ```

  I'm on Xubuntu 16.10 amd64.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: mouseemu 0.16-0ubuntu9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-41.44-generic 4.8.17
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-41-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
  AptOrdering:
   mouseemu:amd64: Install
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Mar 12 13:58:48 2017
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:mouseemu:0.16-0ubuntu9
   Setting up mouseemu (0.16-0ubuntu9) ...
   Creating /dev/input/uinput.../var/lib/dpkg/info/mouseemu.postinst: 34: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mouseemu.postinst: MAKEDEV: not found
   dpkg: error processing package mouseemu (--configure):
    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-11 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
   apt  1.3.4
  SourcePackage: mouseemu
  Title: package mouseemu 0.16-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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