Same problem today with Edgy. Running apt-get install clamav a second time sucessfully completed the install here:
$ sudo apt-get install -V clamav Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: clamav-base (0.88.4-1ubuntu2) clamav-freshclam (0.88.4-1ubuntu2) libclamav1 (0.88.4-1ubuntu2) Suggested packages: unrar (3.5.4-0.1) lha (1.14i-10) clamav-docs (0.88.4-1ubuntu2) Recommended packages: arj (3.10.22-2) unzoo (4.4-4) The following NEW packages will be installed: clamav (0.88.4-1ubuntu2) clamav-base (0.88.4-1ubuntu2) clamav-freshclam (0.88.4-1ubuntu2) libclamav1 (0.88.4-1ubuntu2) 0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 6424kB of archives. After unpacking 7311kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com edgy/universe libclamav1 0.88.4-1ubuntu2 [271kB] Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com edgy/universe clamav-base 0.88.4-1ubuntu2 [175kB] Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com edgy/universe clamav-freshclam 0.88.4-1ubuntu2 [5911kB] Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com edgy/universe clamav 0.88.4-1ubuntu2 [67.4kB] Fetched 6424kB in 2m20s (45.7kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package libclamav1. (Reading database ... 87196 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libclamav1 (from .../libclamav1_0.88.4-1ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package clamav-base. Unpacking clamav-base (from .../clamav-base_0.88.4-1ubuntu2_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package clamav-freshclam. Unpacking clamav-freshclam (from .../clamav-freshclam_0.88.4-1ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package clamav. Unpacking clamav (from .../clamav_0.88.4-1ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... Setting up libclamav1 (0.88.4-1ubuntu2) ... Setting up clamav-base (0.88.4-1ubuntu2) ... Adding system user `clamav' with uid 110... Adding new group `clamav' (115). Adding new user `clamav' (110) 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 (= 0.88.4-1ubuntu2); 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 Errors were encountered while processing: clamav-base clamav-freshclam clamav E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) $ sudo apt-get install -V clamav Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done clamav is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 3 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up clamav-base (0.88.4-1ubuntu2) ... Setting up clamav-freshclam (0.88.4-1ubuntu2) ... * Starting ClamAV virus database updater freshclam [ ok ] Setting up clamav (0.88.4-1ubuntu2) ... -- Clam AV dependencies installed in wrong order https://launchpad.net/bugs/66636 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
