apt, dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-pc

[Tgkprog]

#sudo apt update output:

Hit:1 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
7 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.

# sudo apt list --upgradable output:
Listing... Done
fwupd-signed/jammy-updates 1.51.1~22.04.1+1.4-0ubuntu0.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.51~22.04.1+1.2-3ubuntu0.2]
fwupd/jammy-updates 1.7.9-1~22.04.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.7.9-1~22.04.1]
gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock/jammy-updates,jammy-updates 72~ubuntu5.22.04.2.1 all [upgradable from: 72~ubuntu5.22.04.1]
google-chrome-stable/stable 114.0.5735.133-1 amd64 [upgradable from: 114.0.5735.106-1]
libfwupd2/jammy-updates 1.7.9-1~22.04.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.7.9-1~22.04.1]
libfwupdplugin5/jammy-updates 1.7.9-1~22.04.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.7.9-1~22.04.1]
ubuntu-drivers-common/jammy-updates 1:0.9.6.2~0.22.04.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:0.9.6.1]

#sudo apt upgrade -y output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
Get more security updates through Ubuntu Pro with 'esm-apps' enabled:
  imagemagick libopenexr25 libpostproc55 libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra
  libavcodec58 libmagickwand-6.q16-6 libavutil56 imagemagick-6.q16 libswscale5
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6 libswresample3 imagemagick-6-common libavformat58
  libavfilter7
Learn more about Ubuntu Pro at https://ubuntu.com/pro
The following packages have been kept back:
  gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock ubuntu-drivers-common
The following packages will be upgraded:
  fwupd fwupd-signed google-chrome-stable libfwupd2 libfwupdplugin5
5 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 97.2 MB of archives.
After this operation, 7,070 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 google-chrome-stable amd64 114.0.5735.133-1 [94.4 MB]
Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 fwupd amd64 1.7.9-1~22.04.3 [2,562 kB]
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 libfwupdplugin5 amd64 1.7.9-1~22.04.3 [191 kB]
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 libfwupd2 amd64 1.7.9-1~22.04.3 [106 kB]
Get:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 fwupd-signed amd64 1.51.1~22.04.1+1.4-0ubuntu0.1 [30.3 kB]
Fetched 97.2 MB in 16s (6,117 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 203257 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../google-chrome-stable_114.0.5735.133-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking google-chrome-stable (114.0.5735.133-1) over (114.0.5735.106-1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../fwupd_1.7.9-1~22.04.3_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking fwupd (1.7.9-1~22.04.3) over (1.7.9-1~22.04.1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libfwupdplugin5_1.7.9-1~22.04.3_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libfwupdplugin5:amd64 (1.7.9-1~22.04.3) over (1.7.9-1~22.04.1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libfwupd2_1.7.9-1~22.04.3_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libfwupd2:amd64 (1.7.9-1~22.04.3) over (1.7.9-1~22.04.1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../fwupd-signed_1.51.1~22.04.1+1.4-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking fwupd-signed (1.51.1~22.04.1+1.4-0ubuntu0.1) over (1.51~22.04.1+1.2-3u
buntu0.2) ...
Setting up google-chrome-stable (114.0.5735.133-1) ...
Setting up libfwupd2:amd64 (1.7.9-1~22.04.3) ...
Setting up fwupd-signed (1.51.1~22.04.1+1.4-0ubuntu0.1) ...
Setting up grub-common (2.06-2ubuntu7.2) ...
Could not execute systemctl: at /usr/bin/deb-systemd-invoke line 142.
update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling ba
ck to defaults
Job for grub-common.service failed because the control process exited with error
 code.
See "systemctl status grub-common.service" and "journalctl -xeu grub-common.serv
ice" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript grub-common, action "restart" failed.
× grub-common.service - Record successful boot for GRUB
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/grub-common.service; enabled; vendor pr
eset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2023-06-14 12:43:46 IST; 11ms
ago
    Process: 5081 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ] || rm -f /bo
ot/grub/grubenv; mkdir -p /boot/grub (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
    Process: 5086 ExecStart=grub-editenv /boot/grub/grubenv unset recordfail (co
de=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Main PID: 5086 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
        CPU: 8ms

Jun 14 12:43:46 c1 systemd[1]: Starting Record successful boot for GRUB...
Jun 14 12:43:46 c1 grub-editenv[5086]: grub-editenv: error: invalid environment
block.
Jun 14 12:43:46 c1 systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Main process exited, code=ex
ited, status=1/FAILURE
Jun 14 12:43:46 c1 systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Failed with result 'exit-cod
e'.
Jun 14 12:43:46 c1 systemd[1]: Failed to start Record successful boot for GRUB.
dpkg: error processing package grub-common (--configure):
 installed grub-common package post-installation script subprocess returned erro
r exit status 1
Setting up libfwupdplugin5:amd64 (1.7.9-1~22.04.3) ...
Setting up fwupd (1.7.9-1~22.04.3) ...
fwupd-offline-update.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not sta
rting it.
fwupd-refresh.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting i
t.
fwupd.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub2-common:
 grub2-common depends on grub-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
  Package grub-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package grub2-common (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-pc-bin:
 grub-pc-bin depends on grub-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
  Package grub-common is not configured yet.

No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup erro
r from a previous failure.
                          No apport report written because the error message ind
icates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                    dpkg: error processing packa
ge grub-pc-bin (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-pc:
 grub-pc depends on grub-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
  Package grub-common is not configured yet.
 grub-pc depends on grub2-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
  Package grub2-common is not configured yet.
 grub-pc depends on grub-pc-bin (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
  Package grub-pc-bin is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package grub-pc (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Processing trigger
s for mailcap (3.70+nmu1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.35-0ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.12.20-2ubuntu4.1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 grub-common
 grub2-common
 grub-pc-bin
 grub-pc

# sudo dpkg --configure -a output
Setting up grub-common (2.06-2ubuntu7.2) ...
Could not execute systemctl: at /usr/bin/deb-systemd-invoke line 142.
update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults
Job for grub-common.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status grub-common.service" and "journalctl -xeu grub-common.service" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript grub-common, action "restart" failed.
× grub-common.service - Record successful boot for GRUB
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/grub-common.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2023-06-14 12:48:19 IST; 10ms ago
    Process: 7912 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ] || rm -f /boot/grub/grubenv; mkdir -p /boot/grub (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
    Process: 7914 ExecStart=grub-editenv /boot/grub/grubenv unset recordfail (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Main PID: 7914 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
        CPU: 7ms

Jun 14 12:48:19 c1 systemd[1]: Starting Record successful boot for GRUB...
Jun 14 12:48:19 c1 grub-editenv[7914]: grub-editenv: error: invalid environment block.
Jun 14 12:48:19 c1 systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Jun 14 12:48:19 c1 systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jun 14 12:48:19 c1 systemd[1]: Failed to start Record successful boot for GRUB.
dpkg: error processing package grub-common (--configure):
 installed grub-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub2-common:
 grub2-common depends on grub-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
  Package grub-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package grub2-common (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-pc-bin:
 grub-pc-bin depends on grub-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
  Package grub-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package grub-pc-bin (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-pc:
 grub-pc depends on grub-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
  Package grub-common is not configured yet.
 grub-pc depends on grub2-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
  Package grub2-common is not configured yet.
 grub-pc depends on grub-pc-bin (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
  Package grub-pc-bin is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package grub-pc (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 grub-common
 grub2-common
 grub-pc-bin
 grub-pc

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: apt 2.4.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-43.44~22.04.1-generic 5.19.17
Uname: Linux 5.19.0-43-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Jun 14 12:52:26 2023
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-05-04 (41 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20230223)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Julian Andres Klode (juliank)]

As you can see in the output grub-common failed to install because the service failed to restart which edits the /boot/grub/grubenv file. This indicates the file is corrupted either due to a bug in grub we don't know about, a hard reset during grub running which corrupted the disk cache or something like that, or the drive is failing.

My suggestion is to perform a drive check and delete the file to solve the issue.