Ubuntu
ubuntu-release-upgrader package

  1. Bug #1457353
  2. Comment #17

Comment 17 for bug 1457353

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Mike Ciaraldi (ciaraldi) wrote :

To reproduce:

1) Create a virtual machine using VirtualBox (I did it on Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise).
2) Install from the Ubuntu 16.04LTS DVD, accepting all defaults, except for allowing third-party software (but not updates during installation).
3) Reboot.
4) Run the GUI Software Updater.
5) Observe that the update hangs while updating grub-pc.

Note: Once this happens, to recover you can reboot, then try to install grub manually, like this:
   sudo apt-get ypgrade grub-pc
You get a message that you need to clear the lock on updates using a specific dpkg command. Do that, then try again to upgrade grub. This time it succeeds.