[Bug 495904] [NEW] package ntp 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

[Thomas Nemeth]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: ntp

Here is the english version of the error message :

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ubuntu at ubuntu:~/Desktop$ LC_ALL=C sudo apt-get install ntp
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
ntp is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up ntp (1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5.1) ...
 * Starting NTP server ntpd                                                                  /usr/sbin/ntpd: error while loading shared libraries: libm.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
                                                                                      [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript ntp, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing ntp (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ntp
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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It seems that the libm library is not found by the installation process. But...
ubuntu at ubuntu:~/Desktop$ locate libm | grep .so
/lib/libm-2.10.1.so
/lib/libm.so.6

And also:
ubuntu at ubuntu:~/Desktop$ sudo ldconfig -v | grep libm-
	libm.so.6 -> libm-2.10.1.so
	libm.so.6 -> libm-2.10.1.so

There's more to the problem:
ubuntu at ubuntu:~/Desktop$ ldd /usr/sbin/ntpd
	linux-gate.so.1 =>  (0x00574000)
	libm.so.6 => not found
	libcrypto.so.0.9.8 => not found
	libcap.so.2 => not found
	libc.so.6 => not found

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
 ntp: Install
 ntp: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Dec 12 13:26:05 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: le sous-processus script post-installation installé a retourné une erreur de sortie d'état 127
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: ntp 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: ntp
Title: package ntp 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade: le sous-processus script post-installation installé a retourné une erreur de sortie d'état 127
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686

** Affects: ntp (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package i386

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package ntp 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-1ubuntu5.1 failed to install/upgrade:  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
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