package grub-efi-amd64 2.02-2ubuntu8.17 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 255

Bug #1893673 reported by Pawan Singal
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grub2 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Unprovoked auto update resulted in this crash. Last time it happened, need to re-install the OS again.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: grub-efi-amd64 2.02-2ubuntu8.17
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Aug 31 06:23:03 2020
DuplicateSignature:
 package:grub-efi-amd64:2.02-2ubuntu8.17
 Setting up grub-efi-amd64 (2.02-2ubuntu8.17) ...
 dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64 (--configure):
  installed grub-efi-amd64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 255
ErrorMessage: installed grub-efi-amd64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 255
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-08-31 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-20-generic root=UUID=4f2ad409-daef-4af0-a344-86318fe0559d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with exit code 1:, Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: "/root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with exit code 1:": "/root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with exit code 1:", unpackaged
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.12ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-efi-amd64 2.02-2ubuntu8.17 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 255
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Pawan Singal (pwnks) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Julian Andres Klode (juliank) wrote :

There are no error messages in the provided log files.

Please run dpkg --configure -a, and apt full-upgrade to continue the upgrade until there is an error message.

Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for grub2 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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