package initramfs-tools 0.103ubuntu4.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Nick Hammen]

Most likely a duplicate report, but was just running apt-get upgrade and it returned an exit status 1.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.103ubuntu4.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-38.52~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt10
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jul 21 09:01:08 2015
DpkgHistoryLog:

DpkgTerminalLog:

ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-20 (61 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.103ubuntu4.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

This feels like a dpkg issue:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 197, in _run_hook
    symb['add_info'](report, ui)
  File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 63, in add_info
    check_attachment_for_errors(report, attachment)
  File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 152, in check_attachment_for_errors
    trim_dpkg_log(report)
  File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 434, in trim_dpkg_log
    if isinstance(lines[0], str):
IndexError: list index out of range

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

The apport hook has failed to run correctly. I suspect there is nothing to be found now, but moving over there.