After some investigation, it appears that if I upgrade the Linux kernel
package first, then the upgrade works, like this:
sed -i s/stretch/sid/ /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get install linux-image-amd64
apt-get dist-upgrade
If I just do apt-get dist-upgrade, then the bug is triggered.
Package: live-boot-initramfs-tools
Version: 1:20170623
Severity: serious
Hi,
After booting a Stretch live image, I tried to upgrade it to Sid, and
it fails with this error:
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
cp: target '/lib/live/mount/medium/live/vmlinuz.new' is not a direct