package linux-image-2.6.32-22-generic 2.6.32-22.36 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Excedio]

Binary package hint: grub2

1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu.

name@name-laptop:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release: 10.04

2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy packagename' or by checking in Synaptic.

name@namelaptop:~$ apt-cache policy linux-image-2.6.32-22-generic
linux-image-2.6.32-22-generic:
  Installed: 2.6.32-22.36
  Candidate: 2.6.32-22.36
  Version table:
 *** 2.6.32-22.36 0
        500 http://ftp.usf.edu/pub/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
        500 http://ftp.usf.edu/pub/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) What you expected to happen: I expected the new kernel to install properly.

4) What happened instead: Crash report with this::

E: linux-image-2.6.32-22-generic: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
E: grub-pc: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-22-generic 2.6.32-22.36
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jul 23 18:46:15 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package linux-image-2.6.32-22-generic 2.6.32-22.36 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

Please check that the file /etc/default/grub is a valid shell script and that there is no missing quote.