Similar to a bunch of other reports, insserv isn't supported and is known to break systems. The specific bug in the networking init script was fixed as of Karmic though.
** Changed in: netbase (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/386856 Title: package netbase 4.34ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netbase/+bug/386856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs