[Pkg-openssl-devel] Bug#445090: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255

[Soeren Sonnenburg]

Package: libssl0.9.8
Version: 0.9.8e-9
Severity: grave

This happened on todays upgrade of 2 independent etch based machines.

# apt-get upgrade
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 31627 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libssl-dev 0.9.8c-4 (using .../libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libssl-dev ...
Preparing to replace libssl0.9.8 0.9.8c-4 (using .../libssl0.9.8_0.9.8c-4etch1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libssl0.9.8 ...
Preparing to replace openssl 0.9.8c-4 (using .../openssl_0.9.8c-4etch1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement openssl ...
Setting up libssl0.9.8 (0.9.8c-4etch1) ...
Checking for services that may need to be restarted...done.
Checking init scripts...
Configuring libssl0.9.8
-----------------------

Security holes were fixed with this release. Services may not use these fixes
until they are restarted. Note: restarting sshd should not affect any existing
connections.

Following is a list of detected services that need to be restarted. Please
correct the list, if you think it is incorrect. The services names must be
identical to the script names in /etc/init.d and must be separated by spaces. If
you clear the list, no services will be restarted.

If other services begin to fail mysteriously after this upgrade, it may be
necessary to restart them too.  We strongly recommend you to reboot your machine
to avoid the SSL related trouble.

Which services should be restarted to make them use the new libraries?



dpkg: error processing libssl0.9.8 (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libssl-dev:
 libssl-dev depends on libssl0.9.8 (= 0.9.8c-4etch1); however:
  Package libssl0.9.8 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libssl-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openssl:
 openssl depends on libssl0.9.8 (>= 0.9.8c-1); however:
  Package libssl0.9.8 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openssl (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libssl0.9.8
 libssl-dev
 openssl


However when calling apt-get upgrade again it is working...

# apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
Setting up libssl0.9.8 (0.9.8c-4etch1) ...
Checking for services that may need to be restarted...done.
Checking init scripts...
Configuring libssl0.9.8
-----------------------

Security holes were fixed with this release. Services may not use these fixes until they are restarted. Note: restarting sshd should not affect any existing connections.

Following is a list of detected services that need to be restarted. Please correct the list, if you think it is incorrect. The services names must be identical to the script names in /etc/init.d and 
must be separated by spaces. If you clear the list, no services will be restarted.

If other services begin to fail mysteriously after this upgrade, it may be necessary to restart them too.  We strongly recommend you to reboot your machine to avoid the SSL related trouble.

Which services should be restarted to make them use the new libraries? 




Setting up libssl-dev (0.9.8c-4etch1) ...
Setting up openssl (0.9.8c-4etch1) ...