Public bug reported: Binary package hint: bind9
apt-get install bind9 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Suggested packages: bind9-doc resolvconf The following NEW packages will be installed: bind9 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/322kB of archives. After this operation, 1049kB of additional disk space will be used. Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package bind9. (Reading database ... 41267 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking bind9 (from .../bind9_1%3a9.7.0.dfsg-1~build1_i386.deb) ... Processing triggers for ufw ... Processing triggers for ureadahead ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up bind9 (1:9.7.0.dfsg-1~build1) ... md5sum: /etc/default/bind9: No such file or directory dpkg: error processing bind9 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: bind9 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) This is due to a logical error in the bind9.postinst file: [...] theirs=$(md5sum /etc/default/bind9) if [ -e /etc/default/bind9 ] && \ [ "$(cat /usr/share/bind9/bind9-default.md5sum)" = "$theirs" ]; then So if /etc/default/bind9 does not exist, the script exits with an error (due to the "set -e" nature of the install scripts) This is Debian bug #572443 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=572443 ** Affects: bind9 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- bind9 will not install on a clean system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/531854 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to bind9 in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs