package initramfs-tools 0.140ubuntu13.5 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess was interrupted

[AKHILESH RAJ]

I have problems with the kernals and nvidia drivers

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.140ubuntu13.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-35.35~22.04.1-generic 6.5.13
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
Date: Wed May 15 15:29:48 2024
Df:
 Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
 /dev/nvme0n1p2 982862268 51905892 880956044 6% /
ErrorMessage: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess was interrupted
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-02-28 (77 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20240220)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.12, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.3
 apt 2.4.12
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.140ubuntu13.5 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess was interrupted
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The dpkg terminal log has some error message:

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.15.0-111-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/545.29.06/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: error processing package nvidia-dkms-545 (--configure):
 installed nvidia-dkms-545 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.140ubuntu13.5) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.5.0-35-generic
W: missing /lib/modules/6.5.0-35-generic
W: Ensure all necessary drivers are built into the linux image!
depmod: ERROR: could not open directory /lib/modules/6.5.0-35-generic: No such file or directory
depmod: FATAL: could not search modules: No such file or directory
cat: /var/tmp/mkinitramfs_FZ3e72/lib/modules/6.5.0-35-generic/modules.builtin: No such file or directory
W: Can't find modules.builtin.modinfo (for locating built-in drivers' firmware, supported in Linux >=5.2)
depmod: WARNING: could not open modules.order at /var/tmp/mkinitramfs_FZ3e72/lib/modules/6.5.0-35-generic: No such file or directory
depmod: WARNING: could not open modules.builtin at /var/tmp/mkinitramfs_FZ3e72/lib/modules/6.5.0-35-generic: No such file or directory
[...]
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/nvidia-kernel-source-545.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.15.0-111-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/545.29.06/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: error processing package nvidia-dkms-545 (--configure):
 installed nvidia-dkms-545 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.140ubuntu13.5) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.5.0-35-generic
W: missing /lib/modules/6.5.0-35-generic
W: Ensure all necessary drivers are built into the linux image!
depmod: ERROR: could not open directory /lib/modules/6.5.0-35-generic: No such file or directory
depmod: FATAL: could not search modules: No such file or directory
cat: /var/tmp/mkinitramfs_Z9KJ91/lib/modules/6.5.0-35-generic/modules.builtin: No such file or directory
W: Can't find modules.builtin.modinfo (for locating built-in drivers' firmware, supported in Linux >=5.2)

The reason is not clear to me. Can you reproduce the failure? What is the output when running "sudo apt-get install -f"?