Ubuntu
initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-5.8.0-29-generic 5.8.0-29.31 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

Bug #1905635 reported by li li on 2020-11-26

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 1 person

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

Bug Description

when i install this package, there is this error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: linux-image-5.8.0-29-generic 5.8.0-29.31
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-25.26-generic 5.8.14
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: frank 1599 F.... pulseaudio
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Thu Nov 26 07:52:20 2020
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-11 (14 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022)
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.

enp2s0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 3010
ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.8.0-25-generic root=UUID=01cc6221-9ec9-491d-bbc6-867edc2eba4a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.6, python3-minimal, 3.8.6-0ubuntu1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.6, unpackaged
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu35
RfKill:

SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-5.8.0-29-generic 5.8.0-29.31 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/31/2013
dmi.bios.release: 4.6
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A09
dmi.board.name: 042P49
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A01
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd01/31/2013:br4.6:svnDellInc.:pnOptiPlex3010:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn042P49:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 3010
dmi.product.version: 01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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li li (franklili) wrote on 2020-11-26:

AlsaInfo.txt Edit (33.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AptOrdering.txt Edit (566 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CRDA.txt Edit (468 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (70.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (643 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (70.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (103.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (7.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (18.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci-vt.txt Edit (1012 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (559 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb-t.txt Edit (571 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb-v.txt Edit (20.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
PaInfo.txt Edit (50.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (4.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (2.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (4.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (178.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
WifiSyslog.txt Edit (100.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
acpidump.txt Edit (229.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote on 2023-08-14:

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.