package initramfs-tools 0.103ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[wouterla]

Fairly recent 13:04 install, upgrade run using update-manager -d.

got the above error. Will try to dpkg-reconfigure initramfs-tools before reboot, and pray it comes up...

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: initramfs-tools 0.103ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-32.47-generic 3.8.13.10
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 20 00:26:32 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:initramfs-tools:0.103ubuntu1:ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-18 (31 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.103ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-19 (0 days ago)

[wouterla (wouter-lagerweij)]

It turned out that a 'touch' version of initramfs was being used.
Uninstalling that (aptitude remove --purge initramfs-tools-ubuntu-touch
) didn't work, but

 export FLASH_KERNEL_SKIP=true

before doing a dpkg-reconfigure initramfs-tools was successfull.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.