Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: runit

It looks like runit was installed as a dependency for some other package
(can't figure out which one). But after installing runit, every time I
install something else, an error pops up:

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[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for florin:
Setting up runit (1.6.0-1) ...
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
Adding SV inittab entry...
cp: cannot stat `/etc/inittab': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing runit (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 runit
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get check
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
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I get the /etc/inittab error every time I install a package, which is very 
annoying.
I ended up uninstalling runit. The error appears to be gone now:

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[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg -r runit
(Reading database ... 184726 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing runit ...
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ 
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No more errors now when installing packages.

** Affects: runit (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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runit depends on /etc/inittab
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190253
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