The most relevant part of this is start: Unknown job: smbd This means that /etc/init/smbd.conf is missing.
If it has been removed, then try sudo dpkg -i --force-confmiss /var/cache/apt/archives/samba_2:3.5.11 ~dfsg-1ubuntu2_i386.deb That will restore the smbd job from the package. If that works, this was not a bug but a broken config on the system. ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/873358 Title: package samba 2:3.5.11~dfsg-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/873358/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs