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initramfs-tools package

package initramfs-tools 0.142ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Bug #2028441 reported by fdimeglio on 2023-07-22

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 1 person

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

Bug Description

Launched an update with Software Updater and got this issue reported.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.142ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-24.24-generic 6.2.12
Uname: Linux 6.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.26.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
Date: Sat Jul 22 14:22:49 2023
ErrorMessage: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-01-16 (551 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.11, Python 3.11.2, python3-minimal, 3.11.2-1
PythonDetails: N/A
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.21.21ubuntu1
apt 2.6.0
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.142ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to lunar on 2023-04-08 (105 days ago)

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fdimeglio (fdimeglio) wrote on 2023-07-22:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (618 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (626 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (102.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (22.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (8.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (643 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2023-07-22

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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote on 2023-07-22:

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.