package linux-image-4.4.0-146-generic 4.4.0-146.172~14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1

[Geoff Wattles]

automatic update
14.04 LTS

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-4.4.0-146-generic 4.4.0-146.172~14.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-144.170~14.04.1-generic 4.4.176
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-144-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr 30 15:01:31 2019
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-4.4.0-146-generic:4.4.0-146.172~14.04.1:run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-03-27 (34 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.6 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20190304.5)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.8
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.23
SourcePackage: grub
Title: package linux-image-4.4.0-146-generic 4.4.0-146.172~14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

Your bug report shows that you have installed the grub package installed, which is GRUB 1.x, but have not configured it. You should remove the grub package, which is not the default bootloader in Ubuntu, in favor of the grub-pc package from GRUB 2.x.