Bug#762275: Solution

[Michal Sojka]

Hi,

I also have the same (or similar) problem. This is what I found. The
solution that worked for me is at the end of the mail.

# dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/systemd_215-4_amd64.deb
(Reading database ... 729731 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../systemd_215-4_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking systemd (215-4) over (215-4) ...
Setting up systemd (215-4) ...
dpkg: error processing package systemd (--install):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for dbus (1.8.6-2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 systemd

# dpkg -i -D2 /var/cache/apt/archives/systemd_215-4_amd64.deb
(Reading database ... 729731 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../systemd_215-4_amd64.deb ...
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/systemd.prerm ( upgrade 215-4 )
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst ( upgrade 215-4 )
Unpacking systemd (215-4) over (215-4) ...
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/systemd.postrm ( upgrade 215-4 )
D000002: process_archive info installed /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postinst as /var/lib/dpkg/info/systemd.postinst
D000002: process_archive info installed /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/md5sums as /var/lib/dpkg/info/systemd.md5sums
D000002: process_archive info installed /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/conffiles as /var/lib/dpkg/info/systemd.conffiles
D000002: process_archive info installed /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/triggers as /var/lib/dpkg/info/systemd.triggers
D000002: process_archive info installed /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst as /var/lib/dpkg/info/systemd.preinst
D000002: process_archive info installed /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm as /var/lib/dpkg/info/systemd.prerm
D000002: process_archive info installed /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm as /var/lib/dpkg/info/systemd.postrm
D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file '..' contains dot
D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file '/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/control' is control
D000002: process_archive tmp.ci script/file '.' contains dot
Setting up systemd (215-4) ...
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/systemd.postinst ( configure 208-8 )
dpkg: error processing package systemd (--install):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for dbus (1.8.6-2) ...
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/dbus.postinst ( triggered /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services /etc/dbus-1/system.d )
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1) ...
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/man-db.postinst ( triggered /usr/share/man )
Errors were encountered while processing:
 systemd

# sh -x /var/lib/dpkg/info/systemd.postinst configure 208-8
+ set -e
+ [ configure = triggered ]
+ dpkg --compare-versions 208-8 lt 214-1
+ systemctl enable getty at tty1.service
+ systemctl enable remote-fs.target
+ dpkg --compare-versions 208-8 lt 204-1
+ dpkg --compare-versions 208-8 lt 33-1
+ dpkg --compare-versions 208-8 lt 204-9
+ dpkg --compare-versions 208-8 lt 204-8
+ dpkg --compare-versions 208-8 lt 40-1
+ systemd-machine-id-setup
+ addgroup --quiet --system systemd-journal

After running 'delgroup systemd-journal', it was possible install the
package.

-Michal