package shim-signed 1.45+15+1552672080.a4a1fbe-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed

[Tim Brown]

Installing updates...

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: shim-signed 1.45+15+1552672080.a4a1fbe-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-53.60-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-53-generic x86_64
.proc.sys.kernel.moksbstate_disabled: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/proc/sys/kernel/moksbstate_disabled'
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.7
Architecture: amd64
BootEFIContents:
 BOOTX64.CSV
 grub.cfg
 grubx64.efi
 mmx64.efi
 shimx64.efi
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Fri Jul 23 14:41:39 2021
DuplicateSignature:
 package:shim-signed:1.45+15+1552672080.a4a1fbe-0ubuntu2
 Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.167.2+2.04-1ubuntu44.2) ...
 mount: /var/lib/grub/esp: special device /, 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
EFITables:
 Jul 23 14:25:37 ubuntusvr2 kernel: efi: EFI v2.31 by American Megatrends
 Jul 23 14:25:37 ubuntusvr2 kernel: efi: ACPI=0xcc6f1000 ACPI 2.0=0xcc6f1000 SMBIOS=0xccbf1518
 Jul 23 14:25:37 ubuntusvr2 kernel: secureboot: Secure boot disabled
 Jul 23 14:25:37 ubuntusvr2 kernel: secureboot: Secure boot disabled
ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed
GrubDiff: Binary files /boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi and /usr/lib/grub/x86_64-efi-signed/grubx64.efi.signed differ
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-02 (629 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.6-0ubuntu1
PythonDetails: N/A
RebootRequiredPkgs:
 gnome-shell
 linux-image-5.8.0-63-generic
 linux-base
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.20.5ubuntu2
 apt 2.1.10ubuntu0.3
SecureBoot: 6 0 0 0 0
SourcePackage: shim-signed
Title: package shim-signed 1.45+15+1552672080.a4a1fbe-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: dependency problems - leaving triggers unprocessed
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

The error in your log is:

Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.167.2+2.04-1ubuntu44.2) ...
mount: /var/lib/grub/esp: special device /, 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

Reassigning to grub2.

This bug report shows that you are on groovy, which has reached end of life. If this issue is specific to the 20.10 release, or if it requires package changes in the groovy series to be resolved, please note that it will not be fixed.