root@angela:/etc# aptitude install nagios3
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libgd2-noxpm{a} nagios-plugins{a} nagios3 nagios3-cgi{a} nagios3-common{a} nagios3-core{a}
0 packages upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 23 not upgraded.
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Get:1 http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/debian/ squeeze/main nagios-plugins all 1.4.15-3squeeze1 [21.3 kB]
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Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package libgd2-noxpm.
(Reading database ... 58359 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libgd2-noxpm (from .../libgd2-noxpm_2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-5_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package nagios3-common.
Unpacking nagios3-common (from .../nagios3-common_3.2.1-2_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package nagios3-core.
Unpacking nagios3-core (from .../nagios3-core_3.2.1-2_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package nagios3-cgi.
Unpacking nagios3-cgi (from .../nagios3-cgi_3.2.1-2_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package nagios3.
Unpacking nagios3 (from .../nagios3_3.2.1-2_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package nagios-plugins.
Unpacking nagios-plugins (from .../nagios-plugins_1.4.15-3squeeze1_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up libgd2-noxpm (2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-5) ...
Setting up nagios3-common (3.2.1-2) ...
chown: cannot access `/etc/nagios3/resource.cfg': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing nagios3-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
configured to not write apport reports
                                      dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nagios3-core:
 nagios3-core depends on nagios3-common (= 3.2.1-2); however:
  Package nagios3-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing nagios3-core (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nagios3-cgi:
 nagios3-cgi depends on nagios3-common (= 3.2.1-2); however:
  Package nagios3-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing nagios3-cgi (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nagios3:
 nagios3 depends on nagios3-core (= 3.2.1-2); however:
  Package nagios3-core is not configured yet.
 nagios3 depends on nagios3-cgi (= 3.2.1-2); however:
  Package nagios3-cgi is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing nagios3 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
configured to not write apport reports
                                      configured to not write apport reports
                                                                            configured to not write apport reports
                                                                                                                  Setting up nagios-plugins (1.4.15-3squeeze1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 nagios3-common
 nagios3-core
 nagios3-cgi
 nagios3
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Setting up nagios3-common (3.2.1-2) ...
chown: cannot access `/etc/nagios3/resource.cfg': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing nagios3-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nagios3-core:
 nagios3-core depends on nagios3-common (= 3.2.1-2); however:
  Package nagios3-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing nagios3-core (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nagios3:
 nagios3 depends on nagios3-core (= 3.2.1-2); however:
  Package nagios3-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing nagios3 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nagios3-cgi:
 nagios3-cgi depends on nagios3-common (= 3.2.1-2); however:
  Package nagios3-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing nagios3-cgi (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 nagios3-common
 nagios3-core
 nagios3
 nagios3-cgi