package openjdk-7-jre-headless:amd64 7u75-2.5.4-1~trusty1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Michael MacEachran]

I just did a software update, and this bug shows up...

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: openjdk-7-jre-headless:amd64 7u75-2.5.4-1~trusty1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Feb 4 21:35:31 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:openjdk-7-jre-headless:amd64:7u75-2.5.4-1~trusty1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-21 (167 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package openjdk-7-jre-headless:amd64 7u75-2.5.4-1~trusty1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-45-generic
mktemp: failed to create directory via template ‘/tmp/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX’: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-45-generic with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1