Comment 29 for bug 447197

Where's the duplication? Everything in you sysctl.conf file is commented out. Also there were two typos in your original post (n->m and only one d).

Granted, it's a problem that typos could even cause it to fail to install - invalid keys shouldn't break the package install. I can work around the failing daemon startup in the package install script (since the script calls a failing procps and this is what causes apt to die), but this is a bit hackish (start procps || true).

Relatedly, the technical board agenda for their next meeting includes a discussion on how to best handle failing maintainer scripts.