package plymouth 0.9.2-3ubuntu13.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[h-muus]

since some 3 or 4 month this error occurs whenever an update is made. from the data seen in generated report data it seems to be connected to #1629789, #1641265, #1648485, #1648697 and #1726790.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: plymouth 0.9.2-3ubuntu13.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-104.127-generic 4.4.98
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-104-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jan 9 10:04:08 2018
DefaultPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-28 (529 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-104-generic root=UUID=512b101c-7fa3-4ea6-82e6-2dac5f7db543 ro acpi_enforce_resources=lax quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-104-generic root=UUID=512b101c-7fa3-4ea6-82e6-2dac5f7db543 ro acpi_enforce_resources=lax quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
Title: package plymouth 0.9.2-3ubuntu13.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/16/2017
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 3401
dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.board.name: H170I-PRO
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Default string
dmi.chassis.version: Default string
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr3401:bd03/16/2017:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnH170I-PRO:rvrRevX.0x:cvnDefaultstring:ct3:cvrDefaultstring:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1726790, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.