package grub-common 2.02~beta2-15 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Benjamin Pylko]

This happened as I was trying to upgrade to 14.10

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: grub-common 2.02~beta2-15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-40.68-generic 3.13.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: vboxpci vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 6 21:03:03 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:grub-common:2.02~beta2-15:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-25 (530 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-40-generic root=UUID=e3f53398-bc23-4c60-88a5-722adbe735bd ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-common 2.02~beta2-15 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-11-07 (0 days ago)

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Looks like more insserv breakage.