package lilo 1:23.2-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Clarence Harre;;]

Package failed after attempting to upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04. Other packages failed as well

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: lilo 1:23.2-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Apr 16 01:12:50 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up lilo (1:23.2-2) ...
 ln: failed to create symbolic link `/boot/sarge.bmp': File exists
 dpkg: error processing lilo (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110720.1)
SourcePackage: lilo
Title: package lilo 1:23.2-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-16 (0 days ago)

[Joachim Wiedorn (ad-debian)]

Usually the package script lilo.preinst should delete the file or symlink /boot/sarge.bmp.
Please check your script /var/lib/dpkg/info/lilo.preinst.

Workaround: delete this file/symlink /boot/sarge.bmp by hand.

[Joachim Wiedorn (ad-debian)]

Perhaps no clean installation?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package lilo - 1:24.1-1

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lilo (1:24.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release:
    - Fix liloconfig: not included initrd.img in lilo.conf, kernel
        installation/upgrading failed. Closes: #640792, #663586
        LP: #703371, #774733, #844859, #973903, #982791, #990306
        LP: #1002823, #1003865, #1004308, #1004919, #1017787, #1028113
        LP: #1029600, #1031770, #1042482, #1043352, #1057720, #1060584
        LP: #1070267, #1109340, #1132208, #1156494, #1173175, #1202943
        LP: #1210905, #1214153, #1218082, #1222073, #1264013, #1282115
        LP: #1304205, #1307211, #1318800, #1363551, #1374399
    - Fix liloconfig: no defined images in lilo.conf, initramfs hook
        failed. LP: #1014383
    - Fix hook scripts: kernel hook failed if RAID is degraded.
        Closes: #459713, #728622
    - More documentation about -R option. Closes: #720129
    - Optional: Set no-defragment bit on XFS filesystems.
    - Update some patches, remove all other patches.

  * Use better link to upstream packages in debian/watch.
  * Bump Standards Version to 3.9.6 (no changes).
  * Add hook scripts for saving kernel in /boot on XFS filesystems.
      These scripts can be found in dir. /usr/lib/lilo/ for optional
      installation. See: #566035
  * Remove obsolete symlinks sarge.bmp and sid.bmp to /boot/debian.bmp.
      Now using /boot/debian.bmp directly in /etc/lilo.conf.

 -- Joachim Wiedorn <email address hidden> Fri, 17 Oct 2014 21:40:40 +0200