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initramfs-tools package

package grub-common 2.04-1ubuntu26.13 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Bug #1976306 reported by Steve Beamer on 2022-05-30

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 1 person

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

Bug Description

running apt upgrade

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: grub-common 2.04-1ubuntu26.13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-43.47~20.04.2-generic 5.11.22
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-43-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21
AptOrdering:
libgtksourceview-3.0-common:amd64: Install
libgtksourceview-3.0-1:amd64: Install
gir1.2-gtksource-3.0:amd64: Install
meld:amd64: Install
NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Mon May 30 15:16:53 2022
DpkgHistoryLog:
Start-Date: 2022-05-30 15:16:23
Commandline: packagekit role='install-packages'
Requested-By: sgbeamer (1000)
Install: libgtksourceview-3.0-common:amd64 (3.24.11-2, automatic), gir1.2-gtksource-3.0:amd64 (3.24.11-2, automatic), meld:amd64 (3.20.2-1ubuntu1), libgtksourceview-3.0-1:amd64 (3.24.11-2, automatic)
ErrorMessage: installed grub-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-08-08 (660 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/BOOT/ubuntu_yw61q6@/vmlinuz-5.11.0-43-generic root=ZFS=rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_yw61q6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
apt 2.0.6
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package grub-common 2.04-1ubuntu26.13 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Steve Beamer (sgbeamer) wrote on 2022-05-30:

Dependencies.txt Edit (1.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (2.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (86.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (6.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (3.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
EtcDefaultGrub.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
EtcDefaultGrubD.init-select.cfg.txt Edit (273 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2022-06-23

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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.