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(Lubuntu 16.04.1, non-UEFI) package shim-signed 1.18~16.04.1+0.8-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #1638081 reported by michaelsinclair on 2016-10-31

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1778831: package shim-signed (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1: cannot find EFI directory. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	shim-signed (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

I installed lubuntu to replace linux mint. Home on a separate directory and disk. Boot partition previously was on wrong disk, moved and fixed. Although error was reported system works fine after successful install.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: shim-signed 1.18~16.04.1+0.8-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-45.66-generic 4.4.21
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-45-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
BootEFIContents:
fw
fwupx64.efi
Date: Mon Oct 31 17:36:19 2016
EFIBootMgr: Error: command ['efibootmgr', '-v'] failed with exit code 2: efibootmgr: EFI variables are not supported on this system.
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: shim-signed
Title: package shim-signed 1.18~16.04.1+0.8-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Revision history for this message

michaelsinclair (michael-mody) wrote on 2016-10-31:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (129 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (335 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (84.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (58.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (10.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
JournalErrors.txt Edit (15.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Steve Langasek (vorlon) on 2017-06-03

summary:	- Error message after installation, although install actually went smooth - and functions. -> package shim-signed 1.18~16.04.1+0.8-0ubuntu2 failed - to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script + (Lubuntu 16.04, non-UEFI) package shim-signed 1.18~16.04.1+0.8-0ubuntu2 + failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
summary:	- (Lubuntu 16.04, non-UEFI) package shim-signed 1.18~16.04.1+0.8-0ubuntu2 - failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script - returned error exit status 1 + (Lubuntu 16.04.1, non-UEFI) package shim-signed + 1.18~16.04.1+0.8-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess + installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1