package php7.0-common 7.0.4-7ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10

[sneha mane]

epends: liblapack3 but it is not going to be installed or
                        liblapack.so.3
               Recommends: r-recommended but it is not going to be installed
               Recommends: r-base-dev but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: php7.0-common 7.0.4-7ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-28.32~16.04.2-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-28-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 3 15:21:54 2018
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2018-04-03 15:21:46
 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-install-file' sender=':1.72'
 Install: libgstreamer0.10-0:amd64 (0.10.36-1.5ubuntu1, automatic), libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0:amd64 (0.10.36-2, automatic)
DuplicateSignature:
 package:php7.0-common:7.0.4-7ubuntu2
 Setting up grub-pc (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3) ...
 dpkg: error processing package grub-pc (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-29 (64 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: php7.0
Title: package php7.0-common 7.0.4-7ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Joshua Powers (powersj)]

Thank you for taking the time to file a bug report.

From the output you provided it appears that an install failed, but it
is unclear why. This is a question better for the community forums.

Since there is not enough information in your report to begin triage or to
differentiate between a local configuration problem and a bug in Ubuntu, I
am marking this bug as "Incomplete". We would be grateful if you would:
provide a more complete description of the problem, explain why you
believe this is a bug in Ubuntu rather than a problem specific to your
system, and then change the bug status back to "New".

For local configuration issues, you can find assistance here:
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for php7.0 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[crtlbreak (hauptfleisch)]

Same for me on Debian Stretch

user@host:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 9.5 (stretch)
Release: 9.5
Codename: stretch
user@host:~$

user@host:~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Hit:1 http://security.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates InRelease
Hit:2 http://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian stretch InRelease
Ign:3 http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian stretch InRelease
Hit:4 http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian stretch-updates InRelease
Hit:5 http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian stretch Release
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  linux-image-amd64
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
14 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up php7.0-common (7.0.30-0+deb9u1) ...
dpkg: error processing package php7.0-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of php7.0-xml:
 php7.0-xml depends on php7.0-common (= 7.0.30-0+deb9u1); however:
  Package php7.0-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package php7.0-xml (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of php7.0-bz2:
 php7.0-bz2 depends on php7.0-common (= 7.0.30-0+deb9u1); however:
  Package php7.0-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package php7.0-bz2 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up linux-image-4.9.0-6-amd64 (4.9.88-1+deb9u1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-6-amd64
/usr/sbin/update-initramfs: 191: /usr/sbin/update-initramfs: cannot create /var/lib/initramfs-tools/4.9.0-6-amd64: Directory nonexistent
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 2
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-4.9.0-6-amd64 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of php7.0-mysql:
 php7.0-mysql depends on php7.0-common (= 7.0.30-0+deb9u1); however:
  Package php7.0-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package php7.0-mysql (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of php7.0-readline:
 php7.0-readline depends on php7.0-common (= 7.0.30-0+deb9u1); however:
  Package php7.0-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package php7.0-readline (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of php7.0-opcache:
 php7.0-opcache depends on php7.0-common (= 7.0.30-0+deb9u1); however:
  Package php7.0-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package php7.0-opcache (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configura...