Ok I found another way to get at the message by just running apt-get install rsync
it may not be the same version as rsync, but its the same message Setting up rsync (2.6.9-3ubuntu1.1) ... usage: update-rc.d [-n] [-f] <basename> remove update-rc.d [-n] <basename> defaults [NN | sNN kNN] update-rc.d [-n] <basename> start|stop NN runlvl [runlvl] [...] . -n: not really -f: force dpkg: error processing rsync (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-standard: ubuntu-standard depends on rsync; however: Package rsync is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ubuntu-standard (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured -- [apport] package rsync failed to install/upgrade: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157041 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs