package grub-pc 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Dimitris Logothetis]

linux-image-3.16.0-52-generic subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 linux-image-3.16.0-56-generic subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 grub-pc subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 linux-image-extra-3.16.0-56-generic dependency problems - leaving unconfigured linux-image-generic-lts-utopic dependency problems - leaving unconfigured linux-generic-lts-utopic dependency problems - leaving unconfigured linux-image-extra-3.16.0-52-generic dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-52.70~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt18
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-52-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Dec 16 11:58:26 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:grub-pc:2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.6:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-24 (114 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20150219.1)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-52-generic root=UUID=2fdb4c3e-9e73-4e0f-8f86-317597683d82 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.5
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-pc 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

The relevant error seems to be:

wrong argument count. You have to give the config as parameter 1!

[Mate Kukri (mkukri)]

Unfortunately 9 years later it is not at all clear what "wrong argument count. You have to give the config as parameter 1!" referred to, or if this is still an issue.

If encountering this on modern Ubuntu, please report a new bug.