package shim-signed 1.34.6+13-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 5

[Bruce Feldman]

was not fixed by apt-get install --fix-missing

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: shim-signed 1.34.6+13-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-18.19-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.sys.kernel.moksbstate_disabled: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/proc/sys/kernel/moksbstate_disabled'
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu6
AptOrdering:
 shim-signed:amd64: Install
 ubuntu-mate-default-settings:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Apr 23 19:15:18 2018
EFITables:
 Apr 23 19:54:32 bruc33ef-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Z410 kernel: efi: EFI v2.31 by INSYDE Corp.
 Apr 23 19:54:32 bruc33ef-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Z410 kernel: efi: ACPI=0x92ffe000 ACPI 2.0=0x92ffe014 SMBIOS=0x92ebef98
 Apr 23 19:54:32 bruc33ef-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Z410 kernel: secureboot: Secure boot could not be determined (mode 0)
ErrorMessage: installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 5
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-10 (44 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180307.1)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.1
SecureBoot: 6 0 0 0 0
SourcePackage: shim-signed
Title: package shim-signed 1.34.6+13-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 5
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Craig Carnell (craig-carnell)]

Same issue here:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get autoremove
Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Ign:4 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Hit:5 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:6 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:7 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release
Hit:8 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Hit:9 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  linux-headers-4.15.0-13 linux-headers-4.15.0-13-generic linux-image-4.15.0-13-generic linux-image-extra-4.15.0-13-generic linux-signed-image-4.15.0-13-generic linux-signed-image-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up shim-signed (1.34.6+13-0ubuntu2) ...
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
Installation finished. No error reported.
Error! The module nvidia 390.48 is not currently installed.
This module is not currently ACTIVE for kernel 4.15.0-13-generic (x86_64).
dpkg: error processing package shim-signed (--configure):
 installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 5
Errors were encountered while processing:
 shim-signed