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initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-5.8.0-43-lowlatency 5.8.0-43.49 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

Bug #1915159 reported by Benjamin Bellamy on 2021-02-09

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

Regular apt-get upgrade…

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: linux-image-5.8.0-43-lowlatency 5.8.0-43.49
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-41.46-lowlatency 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-41-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: benjamin 2554 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: benjamin 2554 F...m pulseaudio
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Tue Feb 9 16:26:12 2021
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-12-04 (67 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022)
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 15 9500
ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.8.0-41-lowlatency root=/dev/mapper/vgubuntu-root ro threadirqs quiet splash vt.handoff=1
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: N/A
RebootRequiredPkgs:
linux-image-5.8.0-43-generic
linux-base
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu35.2
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-5.8.0-43-lowlatency 5.8.0-43.49 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: 12/24/2020
dmi.bios.release: 1.6
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.6.1
dmi.board.name: 05XYW7
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.6.1:bd12/24/2020:br1.6:svnDellInc.:pnXPS159500:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn05XYW7:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.family: XPS
dmi.product.name: XPS 15 9500
dmi.product.sku: 097D
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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Benjamin Bellamy (benjaminbellamy) wrote on 2021-02-09:

AlsaInfo.txt Edit (44.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AptOrdering.txt Edit (634 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CRDA.txt Edit (2.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (144.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (631 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (144.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (7.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (5.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (810 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
IwConfig.txt Edit (511 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (78.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci-vt.txt Edit (1.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (642 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb-t.txt Edit (1.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb-v.txt Edit (72.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
PaInfo.txt Edit (63.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (17.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (12.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (10.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
RfKill.txt Edit (112 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (332.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
WifiSyslog.txt Edit (183.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
acpidump.txt Edit (1.8 MiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2021-02-09

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2021-03-25:

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 2023-08-14:

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.