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grub2 package

  1. Bug #504173
  2. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 504173

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote : Re: package linux-image-2.6.31-17-generic 2.6.31-17.54 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 137

The relevant message is
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Setting up linux-image-2.6.31-17-generic (2.6.31-17.54) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
Running postinst hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
Killed
User postinst hook script [/usr/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 137
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It seems that you've killed the install process with SIGKILL. Was it deliberate ? Could you please describe what occured ? Thanks.