As a stop gap measure to force it to install I edited /var/lib/dpkg/info/brltty.postinst and put in an "exit 0" line right before the line that states "# Automatically added by dh_installinit" and I was able to get it to complete the install and stop giving me errors. I read https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=718232 where it states that dh_installinit has some issues.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #718232 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=718232 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to brltty in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1568137 Title: package brltty 5.3.1-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Status in brltty package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: This error occurred when I uptaded ubuntu by the system updater. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: brltty 5.3.1-2ubuntu1 Uname: Linux 4.1.19-v7+ armv7l ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: armhf Date: Fri Apr 8 23:32:08 2016 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1 apt 1.2.10 SourcePackage: brltty Title: package brltty 5.3.1-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/brltty/+bug/1568137/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
