software update problem. Installation error reported frequently

Bug #1710066 reported by Stephen Hayward
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util-linux (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Routine software updates always finish with a failure to instal one (or possibly more) updated software package downloads.

Also, my particular Acer Aspire E 15 Start almost never shuts down and has to be manually switched off after disk reading and writing activity has stopped.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: util-linux 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-38.57-generic 4.4.19
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Aug 11 06:32:42 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-17 (663 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.18
SourcePackage: util-linux
Title: package util-linux 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-07-30 (376 days ago)

Revision history for this message
Stephen Hayward (t0mcat+02) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Revision history for this message
Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote :

You have several third party init scripts installed that are broken, including "K01.depend.boot". You will need to remove them.

Changed in util-linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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