Apparently this is still an issue with current Edgy (and Dapper too though, I suppose). This is what I get on a fresh installation:
Setting up clamav-base (0.88.2-1ubuntu1) ... Adding system user `clamav' with uid 109... Adding new group `clamav' (115). Adding new user `clamav' (109) with group `clamav'. Not creating home directory `/var/lib/clamav'. dpkg: error processing clamav-base (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of clamav-freshclam: clamav-freshclam depends on clamav-base (= 0.88.2-1ubuntu1); however: Package clamav-base is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing clamav-freshclam (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of clamav: clamav depends on clamav-freshclam | clamav-data; however: Package clamav-freshclam is not configured yet. Package clamav-data is not installed. Package clamav-freshclam which provides clamav-data is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing clamav (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up unzoo (4.4-4) ... Errors were encountered while processing: clamav-base clamav-freshclam clamav E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up clamav-base (0.88.2-1ubuntu1) ... Setting up clamav-freshclam (0.88.2-1ubuntu1) ... * Starting ClamAV virus database updater freshclam [ ok ] Setting up clamav (0.88.2-1ubuntu1) ... -- While installing ClamAV dpkg returns an error https://launchpad.net/bugs/39853 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
