AFAIK this was caused by the proprietary Cisco AnyConnect VPN client I had installed. I unstinatlled it (sudo /opt/cisco/vpn/bin/vpn_uninstall.sh), updraded the packages without a hitch and reinstalled the VPN client. It seems to have worked perfectly.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1401127 Title: package udev 208-8ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: It may be the same bug as 1397065. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: udev 208-8ubuntu8.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-25.33-generic 3.16.7 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-25-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Dec 10 09:26:32 2014 DuplicateSignature: package:udev:208-8ubuntu8.1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-30 (344 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131219) MachineType: LENOVO 4311 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-25-generic root=UUID=f0b24853-1638-4a79-bbe6-2253ac07ffef ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: systemd Title: package udev 208-8ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/07/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 36CN19WW(V2.05) dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Guam dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Base Board Version dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr36CN19WW(V2.05):bd09/07/2010:svnLENOVO:pn4311:pvrIdeaPadZ565:rvnLENOVO:rnGuam:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: 4311 dmi.product.version: IdeaPad Z565 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1401127/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
