package geoclue-2.0 2.4.7-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

It failed to install since there was no available group ID to create:

addgroup: No GID is available in the range 100-999 (FIRST_SYS_GID - LAST_SYS_GID).
addgroup: The group `geoclue' was not created.

Have you got a large number of groups in your system?

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

This issue goes back to when you could use guest mode, but guest mode
developed this issue so you have these large number of groups causing this
error message.

Can't you test and package the following solution into the operating system
and de-bug it:

https://askubuntu.com/questions/979467/esoteric-error-logs-in-ubuntu-17-10

On 8/1/18, Alex Murray <email address hidden> wrote:
> It failed to install since there was no available group ID to create:
>
> addgroup: No GID is available in the range 100-999 (FIRST_SYS_GID -
> LAST_SYS_GID).
> addgroup: The group `geoclue' was not created.
>
> Have you got a large number of groups in your system?
>
> ** Information type changed from Private Security to Public
>
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> Title:
> package geoclue-2.0 2.4.7-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 1
>
> Status in geoclue-2.0 package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Crash report generated
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
> Package: geoclue-2.0 2.4.7-1ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-46.51-generic 4.13.16
> Uname: Linux 4.13.0-46-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.9
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Wed Jul 25 07:45:26 2018
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
error
> exit status 1
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-19 (1016 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386
> (20140417)
> Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal,
> 3.6.3-0ubuntu3
> PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal,
> 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
> apt 1.5.2
> SourcePackage: geoclue-2.0
> Title: package geoclue-2.0 2.4.7-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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