package grub-pc 2.02-2ubuntu8.15 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-pc package post-installation script subprocess was killed by signal (Terminated)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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grub2 (Ubuntu) |
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Undecided
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Bug Description
when upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: grub-pc 2.02-2ubuntu8.15
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.12
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Mar 19 09:36:43 2020
ErrorMessage: installed grub-pc package post-installation script subprocess was killed by signal (Terminated)
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-09-28 (172 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180731)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.9, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.04
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.17, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageV
dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.3
apt 1.6.12
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-pc 2.02-2ubuntu8.15 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-pc package post-installation script subprocess was killed by signal (Terminated)
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2020-03-19 (0 days ago)
affects: | ubuntu → grub2 (Ubuntu) |
during upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04, system popup a dialog, say the grub config file has been modified. Ask whether to keep the modified configure or replace with a new one. I choose the last option: rerun a shell script to detect the situation again. Then an hour passed and the dialog lock into a seemly deadlock status. Ctrl+Alt+F2, switch to the console, ps -aux|grep 'grub-pc', kill the two processes...