package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Henning Lang]

stops in the middle of "updating the package"

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.287
Date: Mon Nov 21 12:14:25 2011
Df:

DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up initramfs-tools (0.99ubuntu8) ...
 update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
 lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259
 dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #881028, so 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.