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package shim-signed 1.34.9+13-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Bug #1769770 reported by Avigdor Finkelstein on 2018-05-07

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1778831: package shim-signed (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1: cannot find EFI directory. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	shim-signed (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

While trying to upgrade from 16.04 LTS to 18.04 LTS received that error.
The upgrade failed.
I'm quite knowledgeable with Linux but I don't have any moree information.

Avigdor

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: shim-signed 1.34.9+13-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
.proc.sys.kernel.moksbstate_disabled: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/proc/sys/kernel/moksbstate_disabled'
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
AptOrdering:
shim:amd64: Install
shim-signed:amd64: Install
NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
BootEFIContents:
fw
fwupx64.efi
Date: Tue May 8 02:31:08 2018
Df:
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda5 54465980 18570792 33105352 36% /
/dev/sr0 1876800 1876800 0 100% /cdrom
udev 1721580 0 1721580 0% /dev
tmpfs 348556 1464 347092 1% /run
EFIBootMgr: Error: command ['efibootmgr', '-v'] failed with exit code 2: EFI variables are not supported on this system.
EFITables: May 08 02:45:08 walnut fwupd[2426]: disabling plugin because: failed to startup uefi: UEFI firmware updating not supported
ErrorMessage: installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
apt 1.6.1
SourcePackage: shim-signed
Title: package shim-signed 1.34.9+13-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Avigdor Finkelstein (avigdorfin) wrote on 2018-05-07:

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Avigdor Finkelstein (avigdorfin) wrote on 2018-05-08:

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Addition to Bug #1769770

I tried again, but got the same error.

root@walnut:~# apt install grub2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  grub-gfxpayload-lists grub-pc grub-pc-bin
Suggested packages:
  desktop-base
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  grub-efi-amd64 grub-efi-amd64-signed
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  grub-gfxpayload-lists grub-pc grub-pc-bin grub2
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 1,043 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3,072 B disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Get:1 http://il.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 grub-pc-bin amd64 2.02-2ubuntu8 [900 kB]
Get:2 http://il.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 grub-pc amd64 2.02-2ubuntu8 [137 kB]
Get:3 http://il.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 grub-gfxpayload-lists amd64 0.7 [3,658 B]
Get:4 http://il.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 grub2 amd64 2.02-2ubuntu8 [2,568 B]
Fetched 1,043 kB in 8s (127 kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 143877 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.93+2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Removing grub-efi-amd64 (2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Selecting previously unselected package grub-pc-bin.
(Reading database ... 143866 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../grub-pc-bin_2.02-2ubuntu8_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking grub-pc-bin (2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Selecting previously unselected package grub-pc.
Preparing to unpack .../grub-pc_2.02-2ubuntu8_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking grub-pc (2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Selecting previously unselected package grub-gfxpayload-lists.
Preparing to unpack .../grub-gfxpayload-lists_0.7_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking grub-gfxpayload-lists (0.7) ...
Selecting previously unselected package grub2.
Preparing to unpack .../grub2_2.02-2ubuntu8_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking grub2 (2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Setting up grub-pc-bin (2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Setting up shim-signed (1.34.9+13-0ubuntu2) ...
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
grub-install: error: cannot find EFI directory.
dpkg: error processing package shim-signed (--configure):
installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2) ...
Setting up grub-gfxpayload-lists (0.7) ...
Setting up grub-pc (2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Installing for i386-pc platform.
Installation finished. No error reported.
Generating grub configuration file ...
Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-20-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-20-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-122-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-122-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-119-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-119-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Windows 7 on /dev/sda1...

Addition to Bug #1769770

I tried again, but got the same error.

root@walnut:~# apt install grub2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  grub-gfxpayload-lists grub-pc grub-pc-bin
Suggested packages:
  desktop-base
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  grub-efi-amd64 grub-efi-amd64-signed
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  grub-gfxpayload-lists grub-pc grub-pc-bin grub2
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 1,043 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3,072 B disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Get:1 http://il.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 grub-pc-bin amd64 2.02-2ubuntu8 [900 kB]
Get:2 http://il.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 grub-pc amd64 2.02-2ubuntu8 [137 kB]
Get:3 http://il.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 grub-gfxpayload-lists amd64 0.7 [3,658 B]
Get:4 http://il.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 grub2 amd64 2.02-2ubuntu8 [2,568 B]
Fetched 1,043 kB in 8s (127 kB/s)                                             
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 143877 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.93+2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Removing grub-efi-amd64 (2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Selecting previously unselected package grub-pc-bin.
(Reading database ... 143866 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../grub-pc-bin_2.02-2ubuntu8_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking grub-pc-bin (2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Selecting previously unselected package grub-pc.
Preparing to unpack .../grub-pc_2.02-2ubuntu8_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking grub-pc (2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Selecting previously unselected package grub-gfxpayload-lists.
Preparing to unpack .../grub-gfxpayload-lists_0.7_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking grub-gfxpayload-lists (0.7) ...
Selecting previously unselected package grub2.
Preparing to unpack .../grub2_2.02-2ubuntu8_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking grub2 (2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Setting up grub-pc-bin (2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Setting up shim-signed (1.34.9+13-0ubuntu2) ...
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
grub-install: error: cannot find EFI directory.
dpkg: error processing package shim-signed (--configure):
 installed shim-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2) ...
Setting up grub-gfxpayload-lists (0.7) ...
Setting up grub-pc (2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Installing for i386-pc platform.
Installation finished. No error reported.
Generating grub configuration file ...
Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-20-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-20-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-122-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-122-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-119-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-119-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Windows 7 on /dev/sda1
done
Setting up grub2 (2.02-2ubuntu8) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 shim-signed
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@walnut:~#

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