package initramfs-tools 0.98.1ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Mark Rooney]

Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

Installation failure on 11.04 Alpha 2 Dell Inspiron 5150

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.98.1ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-1.28-generic 2.6.38-rc2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-1-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Feb 5 04:23:15 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110202)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.98.1ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Relevant entries from DpkgTerminalLog.txt:

Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.1ubuntu9) ...
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

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It seems that there was an error caused by a corrupted archive. Please execute the following commands, as it will clear your package cache, in a terminal ( Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal ) :

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then try performing the update again. This will likely resolve your issue. If so please set the bug's status to Invalid. Thanks in advance!

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

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 as 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.