package linux-image-4.4.0-2-generic 4.4.0-2.16 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 2

[Maxim]

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch)
Release: 16.04

apt-cache policy initramfs-tools
initramfs-tools:
  Installed: 0.120ubuntu7
  Candidate: 0.120ubuntu7
  Version table:
 *** 0.120ubuntu7 500
        500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-image-4.4.0-2-generic 4.4.0-2.16
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-2.16-generic 4.4.0
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-2-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.19.4-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: max 1516 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Wed Feb 3 21:12:07 2016
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 2
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=d02bf7fc-4a65-4680-be82-1321b5e09f2a
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-03 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
MachineType: LENOVO 3259A89
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-2-generic root=UUID=0c2dcec5-f1df-4809-9935-b78e566c881b ro noprompt 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 2.02~beta2-35ubuntu1
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-4.4.0-2-generic 4.4.0-2.16 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-02-03 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/02/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: H0ET94WW (2.54 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 3259A89
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrH0ET94WW(2.54):bd08/02/2013:svnLENOVO:pn3259A89:pvrThinkPadEdgeE530:rvnLENOVO:rn3259A89:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 3259A89
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad Edge E530
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Maxim (korshunov-m-e)]

Error occurred during system load after do-release-upgrade (from 14.04) and reboot

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

This appears to be a failure in the plymouth hooks:

    sed: can't read /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth: No such file or directory
    E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth failed with return 2.
    update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-2-generic with 2.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[John Belton (jbelton1950)]

Error occurred during system load after do-release-upgrade (from 15.10) and reboot.

[mic (micwill)]

issue occured after second or third dist-upgrade after clean install of 16.04. first dist-upgrades after install went well.
had to reinstall system thereafter.

[Ratchanan Srirattanamet (peat-new)]

This issue also happens when upgrade from 15.10 to 16.04. From apt-term.log, dpkg tries to configure initramfs-tools before plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text, which actually generate /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth in configure script.

I think there're 2 ways to fix this problem.
1.Make dpkg configure plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text before initramfs-tools
2.Make plymouth's initramfs hook also looks at old file location.
I think 2nd way is more doable, although I don't have experience with dpkg package ordering.