package linux-image-4.4.0-169-generic 4.4.0-169.198 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1

[Frank]

Problems startet with upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-image-4.4.0-169-generic 4.4.0-169.198
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-170.199-generic 4.4.200
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-170-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.21
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: frank 1884 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Tue Jan 21 06:14:04 2020
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=5155661d-5629-4354-9b48-96ec14d77e0a
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-14 (1376 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130820.1)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude D520
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-170-generic root=UUID=23512bb9-5006-4d45-baf1-b97a2025a409 ro quiet splash 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: grub
Title: package linux-image-4.4.0-169-generic 4.4.0-169.198 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/31/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A01
dmi.board.name: 0NF743
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA01:bd07/31/2006:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeD520:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0NF743:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude D520
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

The error message in your log shows that you have the grub package, which is the deprecated GRUB 1.x, installed, but have not configured it.

You should purge the grub package and instead install the grub-pc package, which is the supported GRUB2.

sudo apt install --purge grub-pc grub-

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 08:45:27PM +0100, <email address hidden> wrote:

> thank you very much for your support. For your information: I tried it
> and this is the output:

> linux-image-4.4.0-169-generic
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> frank@frank-Latitude-D520:~$

That looks like incomplete output. What are the lines before this?