I had something similar to this. I could not install the linux-cloud-tools packages because of this error (and then followed a lot of dependency problems) invoke-rc.d: initscript hv-kvp-daemon, action "start" failed.
However, I found that there was no file /usr/sbin/hv_kvp_daemon and I tried installing linux-cloud-tools-common, which should contain this file, manually: arune@SEGOTVSL002:~$ dpkg --contents /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-cloud-tools-common_3.13.0-74.118_all.deb ... -rwxr-xr-x root/root 1622 2015-12-18 01:07 ./usr/sbin/hv_kvp_daemon ... But just the hv_kvp_daemon was not installed installed, I have not found the root cause of this! But I found a file /usr/sbin/hv_kvp_daemon.hv-kvp-daemon-init which was the missing hv_kvp_daemon and I renamed it to /usr/sbin/hv_kvp_daemon and then I could install the packages. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1410278 Title: package linux-cloud-tools-common 3.16.0-29.39 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: $ cat /proc/version_signature Ubuntu 3.16.0-28.38-generic 3.16.7-ckt1 $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.10 Release: 14.10 $ apt-cache policy linux-cloud-tools-common linux-cloud-tools-common: Installed: 3.16.0-29.39 Candidate: 3.16.0-29.39 Version table: *** 3.16.0-29.39 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.16.0-28.38 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-security/main amd64 Packages 3.16.0-26.35 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-security/main amd64 Packages 3.16.0-25.33 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-security/main amd64 Packages 3.16.0-24.32 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-security/main amd64 Packages 3.16.0-23.31 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: linux-cloud-tools-common 3.16.0-29.39 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-28.38-generic 3.16.7-ckt1 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-28-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: kjcole 5009 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: kjcole 5009 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/seq: timidity 2477 F.... timidity Date: Tue Jan 13 09:00:21 2015 Dependencies: lsb-base 4.1+Debian11ubuntu8 DuplicateSignature: package:linux-cloud-tools-common:3.16.0-29.39:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=76e8643f-7435-425c-b483-fef4e2fa1918 InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-10-25 (1175 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) MachineType: System76, Inc. Bonobo Professional PackageArchitecture: all ProcFB: ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-28-generic root=UUID=94f7fc1e-fa27-4b24-99f3-4b461665a4a4 ro quiet splash PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-15 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux Title: package linux-cloud-tools-common 3.16.0-29.39 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-11-03 (71 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/09/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 4.6.4 dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Applicable dmi.board.name: Bonobo Professional dmi.board.vendor: System76, Inc. dmi.board.version: bonp5 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Not Applicable dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: System76, Inc. dmi.chassis.version: bonp5 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.4:bd08/09/2011:svnSystem76,Inc.:pnBonoboProfessional:pvrbonp5:rvnSystem76,Inc.:rnBonoboProfessional:rvrbonp5:cvnSystem76,Inc.:ct10:cvrbonp5: dmi.product.name: Bonobo Professional dmi.product.version: bonp5 dmi.sys.vendor: System76, Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1410278/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp