You have been subscribed to a public bug: Following is the result of running apt-get install melange on a Ubuntu Precise machine:
Selecting previously unselected package melange. (Reading database ... 21595 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking melange (from .../melange_2012.1~e4~20120126.11502-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ... Setting up melange (2012.1~e4~20120126.11502-0ubuntu1) ... Warning: The home dir /var/lib/melnage you specified can't be accessed: No such file or directory Adding system user `melange' (UID 104) ... Adding new user `melange' (UID 104) with group `melnage' ... Not creating home directory `/var/lib/melnage'. chown: invalid group: `melange:melange' dpkg: error processing melange (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: melange E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) It seems like there is a typo in the group "melnage". ** Affects: melange (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Ubuntu Melange package will not install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/995187 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs