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grub2 package

package grub-common 2.02-2ubuntu8.2 failed to install/upgrade: new grub-common package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Bug #1795615 reported by Felix on 2018-10-02

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #2069726: outdated grub2 install failure catch-all. Edit Remove

This bug affects 3 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	grub2 (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Blocks terminal

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: grub-common 2.02-2ubuntu8.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-29.31-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: kpatch_livepatch_Ubuntu_4_15_0_29_31_generic_42
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 2 12:45:20 2018
ErrorMessage: new grub-common package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-10-02 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-29-generic root=UUID=ff8b7785-dba8-4bba-b1f1-a15837c33fb8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.6, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
apt 1.6.5
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-common 2.02-2ubuntu8.2 failed to install/upgrade: new grub-common package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Felix (felloh31) wrote on 2018-10-02:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (6.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (458 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (1.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (117.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (116.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (10.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (1.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
EtcDefaultGrub.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (864 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2018-10-02

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2018-11-04:

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

Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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John Mavity (jmavity) wrote on 2018-11-04:

Happened during a reboot after an update that requested a reboot. I did not do the reboot for several days after the update. Even with the error, the system appeared to come up normally.