package linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic 5.15.0-113.123 failed to install/upgrade: installed linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Panagiotis Ressos]

I'm trying to update my sound drivers, as my output devices disappear

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic 5.15.0-113.123
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-113.123-generic 5.15.152
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-113-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Sun Jul 14 16:22:18 2024
ErrorMessage: installed linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-01-17 (909 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z170X-Gaming 7
ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-113-generic root=UUID=1daa7892-9dc4-4177-8d2b-aa71f6708315 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.
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.12, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.12, unpackaged
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.06-2ubuntu7.2
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic 5.15.0-113.123 failed to install/upgrade: installed linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/06/2017
dmi.bios.release: 5.12
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F21
dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.board.name: Z170X-Gaming 7
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Default string
dmi.chassis.version: Default string
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrF21:bd03/06/2017:br5.12:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnZ170X-Gaming7:pvrDefaultstring:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnZ170X-Gaming7:rvrx.x:cvnDefaultstring:ct3:cvrDefaultstring:skuDefaultstring:
dmi.product.family: Default string
dmi.product.name: Z170X-Gaming 7
dmi.product.sku: Default string
dmi.product.version: Default string
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

[Anthony Wong (anthonywong)]

Can you provide the details what did you do before you got this error? For example, what command did you run or what actions did you perform?

[Juerg Haefliger (juergh)]

This was user initiated:

Start-Date: 2024-07-14 16:21:55
Commandline: apt-get remove --purge Imager*
Requested-By: panres (1000)
Purge: linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic:amd64 (), ...

Which resulted in removal of the running kernel which the user aborted and that triggered apport.