package linux-firmware-raspi 6-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: new linux-firmware-raspi package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2

[Simon Chopin]

Upgrading my Pi4 (armhf install) to Jammy from Impish.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: linux-firmware-raspi 6-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-1016.18-raspi 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-1016-raspi armv7l
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu77
Architecture: armhf
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Thu Feb 17 09:48:10 2022
Dependencies:

ErrorMessage: new linux-firmware-raspi package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
ImageMediaBuild: 20211013
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.9, Python 3.9.10, python3-minimal, 3.9.7-4
PythonDetails: N/A
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu1
 apt 2.3.15
SourcePackage: linux-firmware-raspi
Title: package linux-firmware-raspi 6-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: new linux-firmware-raspi package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-02-17 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Dave Jones (waveform)]

Test fix is currently building in the following PPA:

https://launchpad.net/~waveform/+archive/ubuntu/firmware-rename/+packages

If people affected could please test this version, it would be very helpful. The steps to take should be as follows:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:waveform/firmware-rename
$ sudo apt install linux-firmware-raspi

The new maintscripts are a lot more complex and *should* be able to cope with the situation of a half-installed or half-configured (i.e. broken) linux-firmware-raspi install. I've tested locally with a deliberately broken upgrade, but I can't be sure all scenarios are handled.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware-raspi - 6-0ubuntu3

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linux-firmware-raspi (6-0ubuntu3) jammy; urgency=medium

  * d/linux-firmware-raspi.{preinst,postinst,postrm} Re-write diversion
    handling logic. The previous handling was neither idempotent nor did it
    gracefully handle failure scenarios (LP: #1961185)
  * d/diversions: Add diversions for bluez-firmware blobs (LP: #1962001)

 -- Dave Jones <email address hidden> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:49:24 +0000