diff -Nru fping-3.10/debian/changelog fping-3.10/debian/changelog
--- fping-3.10/debian/changelog	2014-05-06 11:34:41.000000000 +0000
+++ fping-3.10/debian/changelog	2014-08-07 22:28:38.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+fping (3.10-2) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Don't abort installation/upgrade if setting capabilities fails. Emit a
+    warning instead and recommend to make files setuid via
+    dpkg-statoverride as alternative. (Closes: #742229)
+
+ -- Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>  Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:28:38 +0200
+
 fping (3.10-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release
diff -Nru fping-3.10/debian/fping.postinst fping-3.10/debian/fping.postinst
--- fping-3.10/debian/fping.postinst	2014-03-13 10:59:57.000000000 +0000
+++ fping-3.10/debian/fping.postinst	2014-08-07 22:12:53.000000000 +0000
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@
     (configure)
         # Use setcap on Linux only (setuid setting see debian/rules)
         if [ "`uname -s`" = "Linux" ]; then
-            setcap cap_net_raw+ep /usr/bin/fping
-            setcap cap_net_raw+ep /usr/bin/fping6
+            for f in /usr/bin/fping /usr/bin/fping6; do
+                if ! setcap cap_net_raw+ep $f; then
+                    echo "WARNING: 'setcap cap_net_raw+ep $f' failed." 1>&2
+                    echo "You may want to call 'dpkg-statoverride --update --add root root 4755 $f' to make it setuid." 1>&2
+                fi
+            done
         fi
     ;;
     (abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)