package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Peter]

n^a

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
AptOrdering:
 lordofultima: Remove
 initramfs-tools: Configure
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.315
Date: Tue May 29 01:27:18 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up initramfs-tools (0.99ubuntu13) ...
 update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
 lzma: (stdin): Cannot allocate memory
 dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The version of update-initramfs that you likely have installed is unable to work on a persistent usb stick. You can resolve this issue by upgrading the version of casper on your system. This can be done via the commands:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install casper

Then performing the software update or installation that you were originally trying. If this does not resolve your bug please set its status back to New. Thanks in advance!

[Duke Thompson (0uke)]

I was able to get aroudn this by logging in remotely from my Windows box using putty (using SSH) and then I stopped X to free up memory:

[Duke Thompson (0uke)]

BTW I stopped X with:

      sudo service lightdm stop