package linux-image-3.19.0-25-generic 3.19.0-25.26 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

[Rob Moore]

Ran into this issue after upgrade to vivid.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: linux-image-3.19.0-25-generic 3.19.0-25.26
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-26.28-generic 3.19.8-ckt4
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Aug 26 16:33:51 2015
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
 # This is a distribution channel descriptor
 # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
 canonical-oem-somerville-trusty-amd64-20140620-0
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-3.19.0-25-generic:3.19.0-25.26:run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=85e8142d-ae90-4df0-8b55-8c6692c667d4
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-29 (118 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20140620-04:25
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell Precision M3800
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-26-generic root=UUID=abcb044e-b252-40ef-b291-e8f5f202df3b ro quiet splash pcie_aspm=force radeon.modeset=0 nouveau.modeset=0 vt.handoff=7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc N/A
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-3.19.0-25-generic 3.19.0-25.26 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-08-26 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 01/08/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A09
dmi.board.name: Dell Precision M3800
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A09
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd01/08/2015:svnDellInc.:pnDellPrecisionM3800:pvrA09:rvnDellInc.:rnDellPrecisionM3800:rvrA09:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:
dmi.product.name: Dell Precision M3800
dmi.product.version: A09
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

2015-08-26 16:33:04,896 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() linux-image-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
2015-08-26 16:33:04,896 DEBUG dpkg error because of dependency problems, not reporting against linux-image-generic
2015-08-26 16:33:06,438 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'linux-generic': 'dependency problems - leaving unconfigured'
2015-08-26 16:33:06,439 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() linux-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
2015-08-26 16:33:06,439 DEBUG dpkg error because of dependency problems, not reporting against linux-generic
2015-08-26 16:33:06,439 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'linux-image-extra-3.16.0-44-generic': 'dependency problems - leaving unconfigured'
2015-08-26 16:33:06,439 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() linux-image-extra-3.16.0-44-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

The more detailed error message can be found in Apttermlog:

5574 run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1^M
5575 Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.16.0-44-generic.postinst line 1025.^M
5576 dpkg: error processing package linux-image-3.16.0-44-generic (--configure):^M
5577 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2^M
5578 Setting up linux-image-3.19.0-26-generic (3.19.0-26.28) ...^M
5579 Running depmod.^M
5580 update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)^M
5581 Failed to symbolic-link boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-26-generic to initrd.img:File exists at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.19.0-26-generic.postinst line 629.^M
5582 dpkg: error processing package linux-image-3.19.0-26-generic (--configure):^M
5583 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17^M