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initramfs-tools package

package initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu78 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #797759 reported by kireol on 2011-06-15

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

Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

Bug happens when I install anything or try to update the package

I'm not running on USB. Running on a levovo w500 laptop. Came from a 9.04 upgrade. After I upgraded 9.04 to 10.04, this error started happening.

Description: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
Release: 10.04

initramfs-tools:
  Installed: 0.92bubuntu78
  Candidate: 0.92bubuntu78
  Version table:
*** 0.92bubuntu78 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu78
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-32.62-generic 2.6.32.38+drm33.16
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-32-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jun 15 10:15:13 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu78 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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kireol (kireol) wrote on 2011-06-15:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (223 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (667 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (122.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (22.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2011-06-16:

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.