package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.187.6+2.06-2ubuntu14.4 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 32

[David Perry]

I walked away, and came back and this crash report was on my screen...

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.187.6+2.06-2ubuntu14.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-83.92-generic 5.15.116
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-83-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
AptOrdering:
 grub-efi-amd64-signed:amd64: Install
 grub-efi-amd64-bin:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Wed Oct 4 06:18:23 2023
DuplicateSignature:
 package:grub-efi-amd64-signed:1.187.6+2.06-2ubuntu14.4
 Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.187.6+2.06-2ubuntu14.4) ...
 mount: /var/lib/grub/esp: special device /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WDS100T2B0A_193036805470-part1 does not exist.
 dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-signed (--configure):
  installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 32
ErrorMessage: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 32
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-10-24 (1440 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190805)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.12, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04
PythonDetails: N/A
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.2
 apt 2.4.10
SourcePackage: grub2-signed
Title: package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.187.6+2.06-2ubuntu14.4 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 32
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-08-29 (401 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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