[Bug 1446332] [NEW] package clamav-daemon (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to delete control info file `/var/lib/dpkg/info/clamav-daemon.postlist': Is a directory

[Jeff Livingstone]

Public bug reported:

sudo apt-get upgrade trying to install clamav and failing

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: clamav-daemon (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Apr 20 10:32:23 2015
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Removing clamav-daemon (0.98.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2) ...
 dpkg: error processing package clamav-daemon (--remove):
  unable to delete control info file `/var/lib/dpkg/info/clamav-daemon.postlist': Is a directory
DuplicateSignature: package:clamav-daemon:(not installed):unable to delete control info file `/var/lib/dpkg/info/clamav-daemon.postlist': Is a directory
ErrorMessage: unable to delete control info file `/var/lib/dpkg/info/clamav-daemon.postlist': Is a directory
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-15 (156 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release i386 (20141022.1)
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic root=UUID=1c4c0c04-1b26-466a-81e0-ebee5163b4d1 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1
 apt  1.0.9.7ubuntu4
SourcePackage: clamav
Title: package clamav-daemon (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to delete control info file `/var/lib/dpkg/info/clamav-daemon.postlist': Is a directory
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: apport-package i386 need-duplicate-check vivid

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Title:
  package clamav-daemon (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  unable to delete control info file `/var/lib/dpkg/info/clamav-
  daemon.postlist': Is a directory

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