This is the error:
Setting up festival (1.96~beta-10ubuntu1) ...
useradd: cannot lock /etc/passwd; try again later.
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/festival -g audio -s /bin/false -u 118
festival' returned error code 1. Exiting.
dpkg: error processing festival (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Remove the /etc/passwd lockfile and all is well. Since this is not a bug
but a problem on your system, converting to question.
** Changed in: festival (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Invalid
** Converted to question:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/festival/+question/165564
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Title:
package festival 1.96~beta-10ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
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