Public bug reported: I tried:
sudo apt-get install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libzzip-0-13 nite-dev libxaw7-dev ps-engine libglut3-dev libtheora-dev libwxbase2.8-dev libzzip-dev python-sphinx python-paramiko libpcre3-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev python-epydoc libyaml-dev python-docutils python-roman libsqlite3-dev libxmu-headers libfltk1.1-dev python-lxml libgraphicsmagick1-dev python-sip4-dev libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 libapr1-dev libpcrecpp0 ttf-lyx libhdf5-serial-dev libexif-dev libfreeimage-dev libfltk1.1 python-matplotlib-data liblog4cxx10-dev libxmu-dev libwmf-dev python-dateutil libnetpbm10-dev uuid-dev python-pyparsing libgraphicsmagick++3 libqhull-dev liblcms1-dev libgraphicsmagick++1-dev yaml-cpp0.2.6-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev python-matplotlib x11proto-xf86vidmode-dev libfreeimage3 liblog4cxx10 libdb4.8-dev openni-dev libxxf86vm-dev libwxgtk2.8-dev python-pygments libgraphicsmagick3 libaprutil1-dev wx2.8-headers libqhull5 python-jinja2 libidn11-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libv4l-dev Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 28 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up nis (3.17-31ubuntu0.10.04.3) ... start: Job is already running: ypbind invoke-rc.d: initscript ypbind, action "restart" failed. dpkg: error processing nis (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: nis E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) I also tried: sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up nis (3.17-31ubuntu0.10.04.3) ... start: Job is already running: ypbind invoke-rc.d: initscript ypbind, action "restart" failed. dpkg: error processing nis (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: nis ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: nis 3.17-31ubuntu0.10.04.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-36.79-generic 2.6.32.46+drm33.20 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-36-generic i686 AptOrdering: nis: Configure Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Apr 30 11:15:17 2012 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 SourcePackage: nis Title: package nis 3.17-31ubuntu0.10.04.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 ** Affects: nis (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package i386 lucid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/991818 Title: package nis 3.17-31ubuntu0.10.04.3 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/nis/+bug/991818/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs