[Bug 1809909] Re: package apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 239.

[Brian Murray]

There was a segfault w/ python2.7 and its not actually an issue with
apport. From dmesg:

[ 5506.922549] python2.7[5699]: segfault at 8e ip 00000000004f4af3 sp
00007ffff4e5c4d0 error 4 in python2.7[400000+2de000]

** Package changed: apport (Ubuntu) => python2.7 (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  package apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 239.

Status in python2.7 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Happened while upgrading via apt.
  apport did not upgrade, gave a segmentation fault.

  Now, the OS (Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS) does not even boot sometimes.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-43.46~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-43-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashReports:
   640:0:116:406436:2018-12-27 20:44:57.411726236 +0530:2018-12-27 20:44:58.411726236 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_lib_xorg_Xorg.0.crash
   600:0:116:454368:2018-12-26 23:50:15.102489948 +0530:2018-12-26 23:50:16.102489948 +0530:/var/crash/apport.0.crash
  Date: Wed Dec 26 23:50:15 2018
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:apport:2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
   Installing new version of config file /etc/init/apport.conf ...
   Segmentation fault
   dpkg: error processing package apport (--configure):
    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 239
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 239
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-26 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.5
   apt  1.2.29
  SourcePackage: apport
  Title: package apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 239
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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