[Bug 1113313] [NEW] package ntp 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[marc bond]

Public bug reported:

owner at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
[sudo] password for owner: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  initramfs-tools
The following packages will be upgraded:
  initramfs-tools
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/49.0 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,024 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of initramfs-tools:
 initramfs-tools depends on initramfs-tools-bin (<< 0.99ubuntu13.1~); however:
  Version of initramfs-tools-bin on system is 0.99ubuntu13.1.
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
                            Processing triggers for menu ...
dpkg: cycle found while processing triggers:
 chain of packages whose triggers are or may be responsible:
  menu -> menu
 packages' pending triggers which are or may be unresolvable:
  menu: /usr/share/menu
dpkg: error processing menu (--configure):
 triggers looping, abandoned
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools
 menu
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
owner at ubuntu:~$ 

UBUNTU 12.04.1 LTS
RELEASE 12.04

I AM EXPECTING TO BE ABLE TO INSTALL PROPERLY AS I CANNOT INSTALL
ANYTHING AT PRESENT, ALL I GET IS WHAT IS OUTPUT ABOVE, MANY THANKS

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ntp 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-36.57-generic 3.2.35
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-36-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jan 30 11:25:57 2013
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up ntp (1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1) ...
 cat: write error: No space left on device
 dpkg: error processing ntp (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-36-generic root=UUID=288CD7F78CD7BD8E loop=/hostname/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: ntp
Title: package ntp 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-07-01 (215 days ago)

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


** Tags: apparmor apport-package i386 need-duplicate-check precise

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  package ntp 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
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