package whoopsie 0.1.32 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

I upgraded from ubuntu 11 to ubuntu 12.04 lts and it failed to install 'whoopsie' with the summary error above

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: whoopsie 0.1.32
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
CrashReports: 644:0:0:1067790:2012-04-29 12:18:11.811293000 +0100:2012-04-29 13:13:51.931031929 +0100:/var/crash/whoopsie.0.crash
Date: Sun Apr 29 12:18:07 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
SourcePackage: whoopsie-daisy
Title: package whoopsie 0.1.32 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-29 (0 days ago)
WhoopsieLog: Failed to find user: whoopsie