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initramfs-tools package

package initramfs-tools 0.130ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Bug #1774212 reported by weer on 2018-05-30

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #798414: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files. Edit Remove

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

happened during upgrade form 16.04 to 18.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.130ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-127.153-generic 4.4.128
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-127-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: bbswitch nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed May 30 18:07:34 2018
ErrorMessage: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
apt 1.6.1
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.130ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-05-30 (0 days ago)

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weer (romeo8881) wrote on 2018-05-30:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (8.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (881 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (112.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (33.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.gz Edit (16.7 KiB, application/x-gzip)
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2020-10-03:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote on 2023-07-17:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 798414, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.