Line 699 of the following post-installation script
/var/lib/dpkg/info/grub-efi-amd64.postinst
reads thus, after the latest update.
if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 then
Notice the missing semicolon before the then clause of the if statement.
It should really be
if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 ; then
Fortunately, I noticed the issue from the dist-upgrade output, and fixed it before rebooting the machine as requested by Software Updater, or there is no telling where I could have been stuck.
This is a major bug for an LTS release.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: grub-efi-amd64 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-79.100-generic 4.4.67
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-79-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sat May 20 12:20:02 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-23 (361 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
JournalErrors:
Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system.
Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to
turn off this notice.
No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions.
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS
Release: 16.04
grub-efi-amd64: 36ubuntu3. 10 36ubuntu3. 10 36ubuntu3. 10 500 archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu xenial- proposed/ main amd64 Packages dpkg/status 02~beta2- 36ubuntu3. 9 500 archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages 02~beta2- 36ubuntu3 500 archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
Installed: 2.02~beta2-
Candidate: 2.02~beta2-
Version table:
*** 2.02~beta2-
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
2.
500 http://
2.
500 http://
Line 699 of the following post-installation script
/var/lib/ dpkg/info/ grub-efi- amd64.postinst
reads thus, after the latest update.
if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 2.02~beta2- 36ubuntu3. 10 then
Notice the missing semicolon before the then clause of the if statement.
It should really be
if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 2.02~beta2- 36ubuntu3. 10 ; then
Fortunately, I noticed the issue from the dist-upgrade output, and fixed it before rebooting the machine as requested by Software Updater, or there is no telling where I could have been stuck.
This is a major bug for an LTS release.
ProblemType: Bug 36ubuntu3. 10 ature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-79. 100-generic 4.4.67 dules: wl nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia warning' , '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system.
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: grub-efi-amd64 2.02~beta2-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-79-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sat May 20 12:20:02 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-23 (361 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
JournalErrors:
Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=
Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to
turn off this notice.
No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions.
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)