package bootchart 0.90.2-8ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

Bug #1443000 reported by ROBERT ERIC SAPP
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bootchart (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

DESCRIPTION: A similar pattern seems to occurwhen I am upgrading using a text terminal. For instance, I was attempting to install Unebootin and p7zip-full.
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UBUNTU 64-BIT STUDIO
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Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
Release: 14.04
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bootchart:
  Installed: 0.90.2-8ubuntu2
  Candidate: 0.90.2-8ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 0.90.2-8ubuntu2 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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TEXT BOX TRANSACTIONS:

res@sappdesktop:~$ chmod +x ./unetbootin-linux-*
res@sappdesktop:~$ sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
[sudo] password for res:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
p7zip-full is already the newest version.
p7zip-full set to manually installed.
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  libgsoap4
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  bootchart
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 273 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 98.3 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 1054743 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing bootchart (0.90.2-8ubuntu2) ...
dpkg: warning: version 'touch' has bad syntax: version number does not start with digit
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-touch
dpkg: warning: version 'touch' has bad syntax: version number does not start with digit
grep: /boot/config-touch: No such file or directory
WARNING: missing /lib/modules/touch
Device driver support needs thus be built-in linux image!
depmod: FATAL: touch: not absolute path.
live-boot: core filesystems devices utils memdisk udev wget blockdev iscsi.
depmod: ERROR: could not open directory /tmp/mkinitramfs_vxA2tK/lib/modules/3.13.0-45-lowlatency: No such file or directory
depmod: FATAL: could not search modules: No such file or directory
E: No boot partition found !
run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//zz-flash-touch-initrd exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package bootchart (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 bootchart
====== How can you help? (doc: http://wiki.debian.org/how-can-i-help ) ======

New packages where help is needed, including orphaned ones (from WNPP):
 - xombrero - http://bugs.debian.org/782242 - O (Orphaned)
 - bamf - http://bugs.debian.org/779565 - ITA (Someone working on adoption)
 - scrot - http://bugs.debian.org/781959 - ITA (Someone working on adoption)

New bugs suitable for new contributors (tagged 'gift'):
 - apt - http://bugs.debian.org/781990 - apt: Removing virtual packages doesn't work as you would expect
 - game-data-packager - http://bugs.debian.org/782202 - game-data-packager: please add support for "Heroes of Might and Magic III"
 - game-data-packager - http://bugs.debian.org/782204 - gdp: please support Arx Fatalis

New packages removed from Debian 'testing' (the maintainer might need help):
 - get-iplayer - http://packages.qa.debian.org/get-iplayer
 - php-compat - http://packages.qa.debian.org/php-compat
 - zoneminder - http://packages.qa.debian.org/zoneminder

New packages going to be removed from Debian 'testing' (the maintainer might need help):
 - apcupsd - http://packages.qa.debian.org/apcupsd - removal on 2015-04-25 (bug: #770984)
 - erlang - http://packages.qa.debian.org/erlang - removal on 2015-05-10 (bug: #781839)
 - libguestfs - http://packages.qa.debian.org/libguestfs - removal on 2015-05-10

----- Show old opportunities as well as new ones: how-can-i-help --old -----
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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TRANSACTIONS CONTINUED:

res@sappdesktop:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
[sudo] password for res:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  bootchart libgsoap4
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 273 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 1,319 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 1054743 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing bootchart (0.90.2-8ubuntu2) ...
dpkg: warning: version 'touch' has bad syntax: version number does not start with digit
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-touch
dpkg: warning: version 'touch' has bad syntax: version number does not start with digit
grep: /boot/config-touch: No such file or directory
WARNING: missing /lib/modules/touch
Device driver support needs thus be built-in linux image!
depmod: FATAL: touch: not absolute path.
live-boot: core filesystems devices utils memdisk udev wget blockdev iscsi.
depmod: ERROR: could not open directory /tmp/mkinitramfs_d4NHHl/lib/modules/3.13.0-45-lowlatency: No such file or directory
depmod: FATAL: could not search modules: No such file or directory
E: No boot partition found !
run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//zz-flash-touch-initrd exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package bootchart (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Removing libgsoap4:amd64 (2.8.16-2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.6) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 bootchart
====== How can you help? (doc: http://wiki.debian.org/how-can-i-help ) ======

----- Show old opportunities as well as new ones: how-can-i-help --old -----
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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TRANSACTIONS CONTINUED:

res@sappdesktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools-ubuntu-touch (0.72) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...
dpkg: warning: version 'touch' has bad syntax: version number does not start with digit
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-touch
dpkg: warning: version 'touch' has bad syntax: version number does not start with digit
grep: /boot/config-touch: No such file or directory
WARNING: missing /lib/modules/touch
Device driver support needs thus be built-in linux image!
depmod: FATAL: touch: not absolute path.
live-boot: core filesystems devices utils memdisk udev wget blockdev iscsi.
depmod: ERROR: could not open directory /tmp/mkinitramfs_NyJ1YQ/lib/modules/3.13.0-45-lowlatency: No such file or directory
depmod: FATAL: could not search modules: No such file or directory
E: No boot partition found !
run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//zz-flash-touch-initrd exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: bootchart 0.90.2-8ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-45.74-lowlatency 3.13.11-ckt13
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-45-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.8
AptOrdering:
 bootchart: Remove
 initramfs-tools: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Apr 11 21:40:09 2015
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2015-04-11 21:39:12
 Commandline: apt-get install p7zip-full
 Remove: bootchart:amd64 (0.90.2-8ubuntu2)
DuplicateSignature: package:bootchart:0.90.2-8ubuntu2:subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-02 (99 days ago)
InstallationMedia: It
SourcePackage: bootchart
Title: package bootchart 0.90.2-8ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
ROBERT ERIC SAPP (sapphome) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in bootchart (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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