I pondered more on this issue this morning and decided to allow the service to fail to start on installation and remove. This is now fixed in 1.0.1-6.
** Changed in: mythtv-status (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mythbuntu Bug Team, which is subscribed to mythtv-status in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1879816 Title: package mythtv-status 1.0.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: installed mythtv-status package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Status in mythtv-status package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Same results different version of software ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: mythtv-status 1.0.1-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-31.35-generic 5.4.34 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-31-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip Date: Wed May 20 20:08:00 2020 ErrorMessage: installed mythtv-status package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-05-18 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) PackageArchitecture: all Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 PythonDetails: N/A RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1 SourcePackage: mythtv-status Title: package mythtv-status 1.0.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: installed mythtv-status package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mythtv-status/+bug/1879816/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs Post to : mythbuntu-bugs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp