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initramfs-tools package

package initramfs-tools 0.133ubuntu10 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1, error was first seen during installation of ubuntu 19.10 and then occured again while the os was running

Bug #1860867 reported by Nima MG on 2020-01-25

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #798414: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files. Edit Remove

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

there's a problem with the initramfs-tools package post-install script
hp omen 15 2017 laptop

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: initramfs-tools 0.133ubuntu10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-26.28-generic 5.3.13
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jan 25 19:57:40 2020
ErrorMessage: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.7, Python 3.7.5rc1, python3-minimal, 3.7.5-1
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu2
apt 1.9.4
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.133ubuntu10 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Nima MG (nmgtav) wrote on 2020-01-25:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (6.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (744 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (89.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (125.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (12.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (495 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2020-01-25

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2020-02-06:

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

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote on 2023-08-14:

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 798414, 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.