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initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-4.15.0-1017-oem 4.15.0-1017.20 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 2

Bug #1792464 reported by Tomasz Dudziak on 2018-09-13

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1568071: package initramfs-tools 0.122ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2: Cannot fork. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

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

Bug Description

installation failed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: linux-image-4.15.0-1017-oem 4.15.0-1017.20
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-1017.20-oem 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-1017-oem x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep 11 00:43:51 2018
Df:

Dmesg:

ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-08-30 (14 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 "Bionic" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20180608-09:38
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
apt 1.6.3ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-4.15.0-1017-oem 4.15.0-1017.20 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Tomasz Dudziak (tomciod) wrote on 2018-09-13:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (289 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (86.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (2.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (782 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2018-09-13

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote on 2018-10-09:

Processing triggers for linux-image-4.15.0-1017-oem (4.15.0-1017.20) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-1017-oem
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/udev: 190: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/udev: Cannot fork
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/udev failed with return 2.
/usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 181: /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: Cannot fork
/usr/sbin/update-initramfs: 165: /usr/sbin/update-initramfs: Cannot fork
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 2
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-4.15.0-1017-oem (--configure):
installed linux-image-4.15.0-1017-oem package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

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

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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote on 2023-12-15:

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 1568071, 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.