apt and dpkg fail at updating the kernel

[Ananth Bhaskararaman]

Kernel updated fail with mkinitramfs erroring out. On further probing, it seems that mkinitramfs thinks that it has been passed incorrect or non existing command line options. Also, mkinitramfs prints a warning with the text, "W: non GNU getopt" when run.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: linux-image-4.8.0-27-generic 4.8.0-27.29
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
AptOrdering: NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ananth 1918 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: ananth 1918 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Mon Nov 14 23:14:16 2016
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
MachineType: LENOVO INVALID
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: initrd=\payload\ubuntu\initrd.img root=/dev/mapper/hostname rootflags=subvol=@ubuntu rw quiet splash resume=UUID=3f95f19-850f-4f3d-82cd-6be525a9a5e5 cryptopts=target=hostname,source=/dev/sda
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~beta2-36ubuntu3.2
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-4.8.0-27-generic 4.8.0-27.29 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-11-14 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/01/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: AFCN30WW(V2.02)
dmi.board.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: INVALID
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: 31900002 WIN
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: INVALID
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrAFCN30WW(V2.02):bd10/01/2015:svnLENOVO:pnINVALID:pvrINVALID:rvnLENOVO:rnINVALID:rvr31900002WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrINVALID:
dmi.product.name: INVALID
dmi.product.version: INVALID
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[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 or updates.

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

[Ananth Bhaskararaman (antsub)]

I'm running apt-get upgrade now. I'll report back if that fixes the issue in a bit.