package linux-firmware 1.187.17 failed to install/upgrade: installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
i ran the following commands in terminal:
$ sudo apt update
Fetched 870 kB in 3s (344 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
All packages are up to date.
$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
so it looks like everything was ok.
but then a pop up appeared to "send report to canonical"
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-firmware 1.187.17
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-37-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
/dev/snd/
CasperMD5CheckR
Date: Fri Oct 1 17:45:52 2021
Dependencies:
ErrorMessage: installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-01 (334 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 15 7590
PackageArchitec
ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
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 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageV
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-firmware 1.187.17 failed to install/upgrade: installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/03/2020
dmi.bios.release: 1.8
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.8.1
dmi.board.name: 0VYV0G
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.family: XPS
dmi.product.name: XPS 15 7590
dmi.product.sku: 0905
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
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