New Installation on Ubuntu fails on vernemq.postinst

[Eric Belanger]

Trying to install on ubuntu 20.04.02LTS and getting the following output from package installation. Does anyone know why it is throwing this error?

$ sudo dpkg -i vernemq-1.12.0.focal.x86_64.deb

(Reading database ... 73222 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to unpack vernemq-1.12.0.focal.x86_64.deb ...

Unpacking vernemq (1621516685:1.12.0) over (1621516685:1.12.0) ...

Setting up vernemq (1621516685:1.12.0) ...

/var/lib/dpkg/info/vernemq.postinst: 11: Syntax error: "else" unexpected

dpkg: error processing package vernemq (--install):

 installed vernemq package post-installation script subprocess returned error ex                                                                         it status 2

Errors were encountered while processing:

 vernemq

[André Fatton]

Hi Eric,

it's an error in the internal build for .deb packages. Exactly as stated in the error message. I'm trying to debug it currently. (that is debug why the script is generated as is).

Best,

André

[Eric Cestero]

Hello, I am having this issue as well, is there a fix yet?

Thank you so much!

Eric

[André Fatton]

Hi Eric,

The following issue comment should have a solution: https://github.com/vernemq/vernemq/issues/1818#issuecomment-877632233

This applies to debian packages with both release 1.12.0 and 1.12.1

Hope this helps

André