I am also having this issue on a fresh 17.10 install. These processes seem to be stalled
$ ps aux | grep openvpn root 23463 0.0 0.0 71444 18748 pts/1 S+ 08:18 0:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/openvpn.postinst configure root 23470 0.0 0.0 4608 948 pts/1 S+ 08:18 0:00 /bin/sh /var/lib/dpkg/info/openvpn.postinst configure root 23476 0.0 0.0 4608 1744 pts/1 S+ 08:18 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d openvpn cond-restart root 23498 0.0 0.0 4608 1840 pts/1 S+ 08:18 0:00 /bin/sh -e /etc/init.d/openvpn cond-restart -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1725525 Title: Cannot complete installation in Ubuntu 17.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvpn/+bug/1725525/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs