package plymouth 24.004.60-1ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade: installed plymouth package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Jakub Klímek]

Happened when doing do-release-upgrade -d from 22.04 LTS

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: plymouth 24.004.60-1ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-112.122-generic 5.15.152
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-112-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CloudArchitecture: x86_64
CloudID: nocloud
CloudName: unknown
CloudPlatform: nocloud
CloudSubPlatform: seed-dir (/var/lib/cloud/seed/nocloud-net)
Date: Thu Jun 13 15:57:23 2024
ErrorMessage: installed plymouth package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-01-16 (1610 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1:
Lsusb-t:

Lsusb-v: Error: command ['lsusb', '-v'] failed with exit code 1:
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-112-generic root=UUID=fed86f50-937c-43b6-95f7-38f559d093d4 ro maybe-ubiquity
ProcFB: 0 svgadrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-112-generic root=UUID=fed86f50-937c-43b6-95f7-38f559d093d4 ro maybe-ubiquity
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.12, Python 3.12.3, python3-minimal, 3.12.3-0ubuntu1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.18-9
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.22.6ubuntu6
 apt 2.7.14build2
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
TextPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
Title: package plymouth 24.004.60-1ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade: installed plymouth package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to noble on 2024-06-13 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/12/2020
dmi.bios.release: 4.6
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.ec.firmware.release: 0.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd11/12/2020:br4.6:efr0.0:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:sku:
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.version: None
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.
mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.apport: 2024-04-23T11:30:10

[Jakub Klímek (jakub-klimek)]

Seems to be resolved by uninstalling pigz