package linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic 3.13.0-49.83 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17

[Peter]

package linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic 3.13.0-49.83 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic 3.13.0-49.83
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-46.79-generic 3.13.11-ckt15
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: peter 2343 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Wed Apr 15 10:43:16 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic:3.13.0-49.83:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=dc8fbef0-d337-423d-8684-426b35e109f9
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-01 (195 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Mythbuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
IwConfig:
 eth0 no wireless extensions.

 lo no wireless extensions.
MachineType: HP ProLiant MicroServer
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-46-generic root=/dev/mapper/mythbuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1
RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'rfkill'
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic 3.13.0-49.83 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/29/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: HP
dmi.bios.version: O41
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: HP
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHP:bvrO41:bd07/29/2011:svnHP:pnProLiantMicroServer:pvr:cvnHP:ct7:cvr:
dmi.product.name: ProLiant MicroServer
dmi.sys.vendor: HP

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

You may need to run the following from a terminal:

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"

[Peter (t8-launchpad)]

Thanks for you help, I tried the clean as suggested, this is the result.

peter@myth:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for peter:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic (3.13.0-49.83) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
Failed to symbolic-link boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-49-generic to initrd.img:File exists at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic.postinst line 629.
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-extra-3.13.0-49-generic:
 linux-image-extra-3.13.0-49-generic depends on linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-3.13.0-49-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic
 linux-image-extra-3.13.0-49-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
peter@myth:~$

After the initial bug reported in this thread, I was not able to boot my system.

I had to roll back to 3.13.0-46 using the GRUB menu before I could successfully boot my system.

peter@myth:~$ uname -r
3.13.0-46-generic
peter@myth:~$ lsb_release -sr
14.04

I am very much a Linux Newbie, and just use this system as myth backend.