package initramfs-tools 0.98.1ubuntu6 [modified: usr/sbin/update-initramfs] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jesse Katzman]

Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

Regular Xubuntu update (when all of a sudden):

update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

-2147467259 == −7FFFBFFB == 80004004

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: initramfs-tools 0.98.1ubuntu6 [modified: usr/sbin/update-initramfs]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
AptOrdering:
 initramfs-tools: Configure
 udev: Configure
 linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 19 12:15:47 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101008.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.98.1ubuntu6 [modified: usr/sbin/update-initramfs] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[maximilian attems (maks-debian)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we cannot work on this bug because
the message points to not having enough space for generating the image.

please switch to a bigger layout or cleanup your installlation:
apt-get clean

or purge specific unused packages
dpkg -P <packagename>

[Jesse Katzman (j-kat)]

Thanks, maximilian. This was done on a flash drive with Xubuntu reporting 1.7 gigs of free space. Other updates are working just fine and I'm able to install new programs.