[Bug 1000174] [NEW] package lxc 0.7.5-3ubuntu54 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Robert Blenis]

Public bug reported:

ran:
  sudo apt-get install mdadm
and got the following:
---------------------------------------------------------
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libglew1.5 libglewmx1.5
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  mdadm
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 360 kB of archives.
After this operation, 863 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main mdadm amd64 3.2.3-2ubuntu1 [360 kB]
Fetched 360 kB in 1s (247 kB/s) 
Preconfiguring packages ...
dpkg: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 47141 package 'handbrake-gtk':
 error in Version string 'svn3918ppa1~maverick1': version number does not start with digit
Selecting previously unselected package mdadm.
(Reading database ... 270405 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking mdadm (from .../mdadm_3.2.3-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
Processing triggers for doc-base ...
Processing 6 added doc-base files...
Registering documents with scrollkeeper...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up lxc (0.7.5-3ubuntu54) ...
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript lxc-net, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing lxc (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up mdadm (3.2.3-2ubuntu1) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Generating mdadm.conf... done.
 Removing any system startup links for /etc/init.d/mdadm-raid ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
 * Starting MD monitoring service mdadm --monitor                        [ OK ] 
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-24-generic
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 lxc
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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after which I cleared out the /var/crash directory and reran: sudo apt-get install mdadm, and got:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
mdadm is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libglew1.5 libglewmx1.5
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up lxc (0.7.5-3ubuntu54) ...
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript lxc-net, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing lxc (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 lxc
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: lxc 0.7.5-3ubuntu54
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
AptOrdering: lxc: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed May 16 06:49:27 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Setting up lxc (0.7.5-3ubuntu54) ...
 start: Job failed to start
 invoke-rc.d: initscript lxc-net, action "start" failed.
 dpkg: error processing lxc (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up lxc (0.7.5-3ubuntu54) ...
 start: Job failed to start
 invoke-rc.d: initscript lxc-net, action "start" failed.
 dpkg: error processing lxc (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
SourcePackage: lxc
Title: package lxc 0.7.5-3ubuntu54 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (18 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-package need-duplicate-check precise

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  package lxc 0.7.5-3ubuntu54 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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