package linux-image-2.6.32-23-generic 2.6.32-23.37 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Lee Keitel]

This is actually the second time this has happened. While trying to install linux-image-2.6.32-23-generic, it fails. The system that i'm trying to update is actually running off my flashdrive. I'm not sure if that would have anything to do with it or not. The update did fine on my regular Laptop. But every time I use the update manager to get the package, it downloads fine, but fails somewhere in the install.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-23-generic 2.6.32-23.37
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 4137 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf8500000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC268'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0268,10280273,00100003'
   Controls : 12
   Simple ctrls : 7
Date: Wed Jun 30 17:13:57 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro1510
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.1
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.32-23-generic 2.6.32-23.37 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dmi.bios.date: 09/10/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A12
dmi.board.name: 0M277C
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA12:bd09/10/2008:svnDellInc.:pnVostro1510:pvrNull:rvnDellInc.:rn0M277C:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Vostro1510
dmi.product.version: Null
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, the package installation error message that you have received is actually a failure with lzma and a generic one at that. The following steps may help resolve the issue. Please execute the following command, as it will clear your package cache, in a terminal:

sudo apt-get clean

Then try performing the update again. This may resolve your issue. We plan to make lzma errors more informative and that work is being tracked in bug 691985 which I will mark this a duplicate of.