package initramfs-tools 0.98.8ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade - due to lack of memory

[davidyorke]

upgrading packages on Lubuntu 11.04 Live USB.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.98.8ubuntu3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jul 15 01:19:38 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - i386 (20101203)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.98.8ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

It seems that you've run out of memory when trying build a new initramfs.

Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3.1) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
lzma: Cannot allocate memory
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[davidyorke (davidtyorke)]

Brian, IIRC I did this on my older machine with 512MB of memory, should have been sufficient for Live-USB, right? I have always had problems with this going back to earlier releases of Ubuntu. I'm away from my computer right now, but I'll try it again with more memory ASAP.

[dino99 (9d9)]

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