[Bug 387534] [NEW] apt-get crashes on install djbdns, ubuntu 8.10

[Jaco]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: daemontools

Running ubuntu 8.10;
output , after running the cmd: sudo apt-get install djbdns:
...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  daemontools daemontools-run ucspi-tcp
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  daemontools daemontools-run djbdns ucspi-tcp
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 371kB of archives.
After this operation, 1835kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe daemontools 1:0.76-3 [65.5kB]
Get:2 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe daemontools-run 1:0.76-3 [9372B]
Get:3 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe djbdns 1:1.05-2 [206kB]
Get:4 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe ucspi-tcp 1:0.88-2 [90.1kB]
Fetched 371kB in 0s (667kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package daemontools.
(Reading database ... 156715 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking daemontools (from .../daemontools_1%3a0.76-3_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package daemontools-run.
Unpacking daemontools-run (from .../daemontools-run_1%3a0.76-3_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package djbdns.
Unpacking djbdns (from .../djbdns_1%3a1.05-2_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package ucspi-tcp.
Unpacking ucspi-tcp (from .../ucspi-tcp_1%3a0.88-2_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up daemontools (1:0.76-3) ...
Setting up daemontools-run (1:0.76-3) ...
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
Adding SV inittab entry...
cp: cannot stat `/etc/inittab': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing daemontools-run (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up djbdns (1:1.05-2) ...
Setting up ucspi-tcp (1:0.88-2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 daemontools-run
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
(done)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:
 libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1ubuntu12
 gcc-4.3-base 4.3.2-1ubuntu12
 findutils 4.4.0-2ubuntu3
 daemontools 1:0.76-3
 libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu9
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: daemontools-run 1:0.76-3
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: daemontools
Title: package daemontools-run 1:0.76-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686

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


** Tags: apport-package

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 apt-get crashes on install djbdns, ubuntu 8.10
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