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initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-5.13.0-37-generic 5.13.0-37.42~20.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

Bug #1965932 reported by Lars Näppä on 2022-03-22

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 3 people

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

Bug Description

Error experienced under a Software Updater run.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-image-5.13.0-37-generic 5.13.0-37.42~20.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-30.33~20.04.1-generic 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Tue Mar 22 12:49:47 2022
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-12-28 (83 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
apt 2.0.6
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-5.13.0-37-generic 5.13.0-37.42~20.04.1 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)

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Lars Näppä (lnaeppae) wrote on 2022-03-22:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (2.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (4.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (82.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (10.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (22.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (830 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2022-03-23:

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

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

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2022-06-23

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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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.