package initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu53 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[NoOp]

Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

Performing updates today (Oct 14) via VNC remote.

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

Last bits of the dpkg.log (attached) are:
2009-10-14 14:15:39 status unpacked couchdb-bin 0.10.0-0ubuntu1
2009-10-14 14:15:39 status unpacked couchdb-bin 0.10.0-0ubuntu1
2009-10-14 14:15:39 status unpacked couchdb-bin 0.10.0-0ubuntu1
2009-10-14 14:15:39 status half-configured couchdb-bin 0.10.0-0ubuntu1
2009-10-14 14:15:39 status installed couchdb-bin 0.10.0-0ubuntu1
2009-10-14 14:15:39 trigproc libc-bin 2.10.1-0ubuntu15 2.10.1-0ubuntu15
2009-10-14 14:15:39 status half-configured libc-bin 2.10.1-0ubuntu15

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Oct 14 14:14:36 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu53
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-13.44-generic
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu53 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-13-generic i686

[Ceelight (forum-ceelight)]

Same problem here after updating and reboot my karmic UNR installation. Also the dpkg interrupt came up here.

Maybe this goes together with following bugs:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.6/+bug/451018
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-3g/+bug/451095

[NoOp (glgxg)]

Results from 'sudo dpkg --configure -a" are attached.

[jorno (jorn-odberg)]

Uhm.

Same problem here.

But, after running "dpkg --configure -a" I think I found the problem.

OUTPUT:
root@lxjorn:~# dpkg --configure -a
Setter opp initramfs-tools (0.92bubuntu53) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)

Behandler utløsere for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic

gzip: stdout: No space left on device
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
dpkg: underprosessen installed post-installation script returnerte feilstatus 1
root@lxjorn:~# df -h
/dev/sda1 89M 82M 2,1M 98% /boot

... It's quite possible the lack of free space on /boot which seems to be the problem on my side. ;-) I'll try freeing up some space by deleting old kernels, and then try the command once more.

// jorno

[Vincent (vtaeger)]

I believe my problem was self inflicted.
I am new to Ubuntu and am learning to build the kernel.
After I built, installed and ran a new kernel I deleted the kernel and moved the source.
Apparently I did not remove the kernel cleanly, but left a hook somewhere pointing to the removed kernel. Running dpkg -- configure -a appears to have cleaned up.

I am not sure if requiring manual cleanup after a user error should be considered a bug or not.

[foxy123 (foxy)]

Got the same problem after removing a custom kernel, but 'dpkg -- configure -a' does not solve it:

$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.92bubuntu53) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)

Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-lx
Cannot find /lib/modules/2.6.32-alx
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-lx
dpkg: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue for you?
Thanks in advance.

[NoOp (glgxg)]

On 03/22/2010 02:07 PM, Jean-Baptiste Lallement wrote:
> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue for you?
> Thanks in advance.
>
> ** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>

No further issues for me. Given that there has been nothing added since
comment #6 (2009-12-22) I reckon that we can probably mark this as fixed.