package initramfs-tools 0.130ubuntu3.12 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
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Bug Description
Upgrading from 16.04 to 18.04 on an old server that still has to use lilo.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.130ubuntu3.12
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-210-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jul 2 16:35:42 2021
ErrorMessage: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-06-08 (4042 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100427)
PackageArchitec
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 1.6.14
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.130ubuntu3.12 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2021-07-02 (0 days ago)
After this report, it automatically ran something like dpkg --configure --pending, which succeeded in running the lilo update. The only thing it didn't do was run autoremove to remove the outdated libraries and stuff. Rebooted into the new kernel via lilo successfully as well.