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package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93.2+2.02-2ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Bug #1781131 reported by maarten derksen on 2018-07-11

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1805490: [master] Grub2 Failed to install "efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Block device required. / Could not delete variable: Invalid argument". Edit Remove

This bug affects 4 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	grub2-signed (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

i tried to upgrade this package and got an error message:
grub-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Block device required.
dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-signed (--configure):
installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93.2+2.02-2ubuntu8.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-24.26-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
AptOrdering:
grub-efi-amd64-signed:amd64: Install
unattended-upgrades:amd64: Install
NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jul 11 07:50:37 2018
ErrorMessage: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-04-27 (74 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
apt 1.6.2
SourcePackage: grub2-signed
Title: package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93.2+2.02-2ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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maarten derksen (derxen) wrote on 2018-07-11:

Dependencies.txt Edit (1.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (2.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (151.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (6.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (832 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2018-07-11:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in grub2-signed (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote on 2021-07-21:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1805490, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.