package linux-headers-3.2.0-53-generic 3.2.0-53.81 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Vince Roan]

Happened during a partial upgrade due to a previous failure.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-headers-3.2.0-53-generic 3.2.0-53.81
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-52.78-generic 3.2.48
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-52-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: vince 2009 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: vince 2009 F...m pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfbd00000 irq 48'
   Mixer name : 'Intel IbexPeak HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:111d7605,10280447,00100105 HDA:80862804,80860101,00100000'
   Controls : 22
   Simple ctrls : 10
Date: Wed Sep 11 20:20:06 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-headers-3.2.0-53-generic:3.2.0-53.81:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=f256ac6d-f190-48b2-8228-71afb09807a8
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0c45:641d Microdia 1.3 MPixel Integrated Webcam
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron N5010
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-52-generic root=UUID=1f0d6077-6462-40fc-b5bf-9ba187069fb2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu3.10
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: mei
Title: package linux-headers-3.2.0-53-generic 3.2.0-53.81 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/21/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A13
dmi.board.name: 0WXY9J
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A13
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A13
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA13:bd04/21/2011:svnDellInc.:pnInspironN5010:pvrA13:rvnDellInc.:rn0WXY9J:rvrA13:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA13:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron N5010
dmi.product.version: A13
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

You may need to run the following:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then re-install the package.

If that does not resolve your issue, please mark the bug as "Confirmed"

[Vince Roan (vinceroan)]

Tried running the suggested commands, but the first failed & resulted in another bug being raised: 1224135