package u-boot-rpi:arm64 2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~20.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed u-boot-rpi:arm64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Gurdeep Singh]

unable to install another packages due to this error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: u-boot-rpi:arm64 2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~20.10.1
Uname: Linux 5.4.73v64 aarch64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5
Architecture: arm64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Fri Feb 5 09:10:01 2021
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature:
 package:u-boot-rpi:arm64:2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~20.10.1
 Setting up u-boot-rpi:arm64 (2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~20.10.1) ...
 Error: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it?
 dpkg: error processing package u-boot-rpi:arm64 (--configure):
  installed u-boot-rpi:arm64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: installed u-boot-rpi:arm64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
ImageMediaBuild: 20201022
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.6, python3-minimal, 3.8.6-0ubuntu1
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.20.5ubuntu2
 apt 2.1.10ubuntu0.2
SourcePackage: u-boot
Title: package u-boot-rpi:arm64 2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~20.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed u-boot-rpi:arm64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Avital Ostromich (avital)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[James Jones (jamesjones01)]

I'm seeing this error also, though as far as I can tell, it doesn't preclude the installation or upgrade of other packages I've installed or upgraded so far. On my system (an RPi4, 8GB, with Ubuntu 20.10 installed with Berryboot), /boot/firmware exists, but it's just a plain directory and not a mounted filesystem.

[Tim Mc Naughton (truls-rohk)]

My hardware and os is the same as James Jones.