[Bug 1818455] Re: package gpsd 3.17-5build1 failed to install/upgrade: installed gpsd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Andreas Hasenack]

Thanks for filing this bug in Ubuntu.

This seems to be the error:
invoke-rc.d: initscript gpsd, action "start" failed.
● gpsd.service - GPS (Global Positioning System) Daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/gpsd.service; indirect; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2019-03-03 18:55:56 CST; 46ms ago
  Process: 10478 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gpsd $GPSD_OPTIONS $DEVICES (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mar 03 18:55:56 linux-PC systemd[1]: Starting GPS (Global Positioning System) Daemon...
Mar 03 18:55:56 linux-PC gpsd[10478]: gpsd:ERROR: can't run with neither control socket nor devices

The control socket should have been created in /var/run/gpsd.sock, like
I have it in this working cosmic install:

srw------- 1 root root 0 Mar  7 20:19 /var/run/gpsd.sock


Please show the output of these commands:

sudo systemctl cat gpsd.service
sudo systemctl cat gpsd.socket
sudo systemctl status gpsd.socket gpsd.service
sudo ls -la /var/run/gpsd*

Thanks


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

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Title:
  package gpsd 3.17-5build1 failed to install/upgrade: installed gpsd
  package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status
  1

Status in gpsd package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  none

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
  Package: gpsd 3.17-5build1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-15.16-generic 4.18.20
  Uname: Linux 4.18.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Mar  3 18:55:56 2019
  ErrorMessage: installed gpsd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-03-03 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.10
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15+, python-minimal, 2.7.15-3
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu5
   apt  1.7.2
  SourcePackage: gpsd
  Title: package gpsd 3.17-5build1 failed to install/upgrade: installed gpsd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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