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initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-4.15.0-33-generic 4.15.0-33.36 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

Bug #1788920 reported by Stuart Last on 2018-08-24

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)	Triaged	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Trying to apt-get update. Error shows dpkg lock. Lock removed and processes killed. dpkg issue still remains

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: linux-image-4.15.0-33-generic 4.15.0-33.36
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-32.35-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC1: gdm 1737 F.... pulseaudio
stu 4064 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC0: gdm 1737 F.... pulseaudio
stu 4064 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Fri Aug 24 19:54:14 2018
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
MachineType: Alienware Alienware 17
ProcFB: 0 EFI VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-32-generic root=UUID=f6521a16-70d8-461f-a2b9-1717699f5e77 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.02-2ubuntu8.2
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-4.15.0-33-generic 4.15.0-33.36 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/25/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware
dmi.bios.version: A09
dmi.board.name: 04WT2G
dmi.board.vendor: Alienware
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware
dmi.chassis.version: A09
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvrA09:bd02/25/2014:svnAlienware:pnAlienware17:pvrA09:rvnAlienware:rn04WT2G:rvrA00:cvnAlienware:ct8:cvrA09:
dmi.product.family: 00
dmi.product.name: Alienware 17
dmi.product.version: A09
dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware

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Stuart Last (stu-last) wrote on 2018-08-24:

AlsaInfo.txt Edit (36.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AptOrdering.txt Edit (354 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CRDA.txt Edit (468 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (88.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (2.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (88.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (140.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (2.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (578 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
IwConfig.txt Edit (575 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (38.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (536 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (8.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (4.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (8.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
RfKill.txt Edit (238 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (187.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
WifiSyslog.txt Edit (153.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2018-08-24

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote on 2018-10-09:

Processing triggers for linux-image-4.15.0-33-generic (4.15.0-33.36) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-33-generic
mv: cannot stat '/boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-33-generic.new': No such file or directory
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-4.15.0-33-generic (--configure):
installed linux-image-4.15.0-33-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Triaged

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