installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Bug #1931798 reported by Lebogang Lekganyane
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Bug Description

I was trying to run sudo apt autoremove, then I got this output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6.5) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6.5) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-55-generic
I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/nvme0n1p5
I: (UUID=e60ab2ce-535c-4fd6-a1b8-4c0dc1850eb0)
I: Set the RESUME variable to override this.
Error 24 : Write error : cannot write compressed block
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 lz4 -9 -l 24
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-55-generic with 1.
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned
error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
llekganyane@ll

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-image-5.4.0-26-generic 5.4.0-26.30
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: qnx4 hfsplus hfs minix ntfs jfs rfcomm bnep snd_soc_dmic snd_sof_pci snd_sof_intel_hda_common snd_soc_hdac_hda snd_sof_intel_hda snd_sof_intel_byt snd_sof_intel_ipc snd_sof snd_sof_xtensa_dsp snd_hda_ext_core snd_soc_acpi_intel_match snd_soc_acpi snd_soc_core x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp ac97_bus btusb btrtl snd_hda_intel snd_intel_dspcfg btbcm btintel snd_hda_codec bluetooth snd_hda_core dell_laptop mei_hdcp ledtrig_audio uvcvideo videobuf2_vmalloc i915 videobuf2_memops videobuf2_v4l2 dell_wmi hid_sensor_als rtsx_pci_ms videobuf2_common hid_sensor_trigger industrialio_triggered_buffer videodev dell_smbios dcdbas kfifo_buf hid_sensor_iio_common industrialio dell_wmi_descriptor sparse_keymap mei_me wmi_bmof mc memstick mei intel_cstate ucsi_acpi typec_ucsi cros_ec_ishtp cros_ec mac_hid typec hid_sensor_hub intel_ishtp_loader intel_ishtp_hid rtsx_pci_sdmmc rtsx_pci i2c_i801 intel_lpss_pci intel_lpss intel_ish_ipc idma64 virt_dma intel_ishtp vmd wmi i2c_hid
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Sun Jun 13 13:46:30 2021
ErrorMessage: installed linux-image-5.4.0-26-generic package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-06-13 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
IwConfig:
 bnep0 no wireless extensions.

 lo no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 13 9310
ProcFB: 0 EFI VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.4.0-26-generic root=UUID=40360f36-89a4-465e-9251-f54be071a7fc 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.
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu26.12
RfKill:
 0: hci0: Bluetooth
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-5.4.0-26-generic 5.4.0-26.30 failed to install/upgrade: installed linux-image-5.4.0-26-generic package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/06/2021
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2.2.0
dmi.board.name: 0DXP1F
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.2.0:bd04/06/2021:svnDellInc.:pnXPS139310:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0DXP1F:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.family: XPS
dmi.product.name: XPS 13 9310
dmi.product.sku: 0991
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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Lebogang Lekganyane (llekganyane) wrote :
Revision history for this message
Seth Forshee (sforshee) wrote :

Looks like you are probably out of space in /boot, in which case you will need to remove some old kernels.

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Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot) wrote : Status changed to Confirmed

This change was made by a bot.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
tags: added: groovy
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