package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[J A Brown]

Bug reported on upgrade from Lucid to Pangolin. ???

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-22.35-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-22-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Apr 6 17:59:27 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Custom Live CD - Release i386
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-06 (0 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

From VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog.gz:

Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...^M
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-40-generic^M
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/casper failed with return 1.^M
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-40-generic with 1.^M
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):^M
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1^M
Errors were encountered while processing:^M
 initramfs-tools^M

I wouldn't expect the file /usr/share/initramfs-toosl/hooks/casper to be installed on a system unless it was a persistent usb install or if the casper package is installed. I suggest uninstalling the casper package from your system.

[J A Brown (inisfad)]

Thank you for your reply. The caspar package does not show to be
installed on my system.
> > From VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog.gz:
>
> Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...^M
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-40-generic^M
> E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/casper failed with return 1.^M
> update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-40-generic with 1.^M
> dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):^M
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1^M
> Errors were encountered while processing:^M
> initramfs-tools^M
>
> I wouldn't expect the file /usr/share/initramfs-toosl/hooks/casper to be
> installed on a system unless it was a persistent usb install or if the
> casper package is installed. I suggest uninstalling the casper package
> from your system.
>
> ** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Did you look for caspar because the correct package name is casper (notice the 'e') and your VarLogDistupgradeHistorylog file definitely shows it being installed.

[J A Brown (inisfad)]

On 17/04/12 19:58, Brian Murray wrote:
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 984276 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/984276
>
> Did you look for caspar because the correct package name is casper
> (notice the 'e') and your VarLogDistupgradeHistorylog file definitely
> shows it being installed.
>
I am a fairly inexperienced Linux user.
Looking through synaptic, I see:
caspar - makefile snippets for centralized configuration management
however this is not installed in my system.
casper, and ubiquity-casper are installed in my system.
In researching what this is, I am advised this is regarding making a
live Linux USB stick. I have never done so.

Should I just uninstall these two programs?
Thanks