Public bug reported:
1) Ubuntu 8.04
2) linux:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 2.6.24.21.23
Version table:
2.6.24.21.23 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Packages
2.6.24.19.21 0
500 http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
2.6.24.16.18 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages
3) I ran 'sudo apt-get dist-upgrade' and received the following potential
updates:
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-sdl gtk2-engines-pixbuf libgtk2.0-0
libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-common linux-headers-2.6.24-21
linux-headers-2.6.24-21-generic linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic
linux-image-2.6.24-21-rt linux-libc-dev thunderbird-locale-en-gb tzdata
xkb-data
Normally, kernel updates have no problems.
4) Here was the result:
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic 2.6.24-21.42 (using
.../linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic_2.6.24-21.43_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic ...
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-rt
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-rt
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.24-21-rt 2.6.24-21.42 (using
.../linux-image-2.6.24-21-rt_2.6.24-21.43_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.24-21-rt ...
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-rt
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-rt
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Preparing to replace tzdata 2008h-0ubuntu0.8.04 (using
.../tzdata_2008h-0ubuntu0.8.04.1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement tzdata ...
Setting up tzdata (2008h-0ubuntu0.8.04.1) ...
User defined timezone, leaving /etc/localtime unchanged.
Local time is now: Mon Oct 27 20:04:34 CDT 2008.
Universal Time is now: Tue Oct 28 01:04:34 UTC 2008.
Run 'dpkg-reconfigure tzdata' if you wish to change it.
(Reading database ... 215056 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xkb-data 1.1~cvs.20080104.1-1ubuntu6 (using
.../xkb-data_1.1~cvs.20080104.1-1ubuntu8_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xkb-data ...
Preparing to replace gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad 0.10.6-5 (using
.../gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad_0.10.6-5ubuntu0.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad ...
Preparing to replace gstreamer0.10-sdl 0.10.6-5 (using
.../gstreamer0.10-sdl_0.10.6-5ubuntu0.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gstreamer0.10-sdl ...
Preparing to replace libgtk2.0-common 2.12.9-3ubuntu4 (using
.../libgtk2.0-common_2.12.9-3ubuntu5_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libgtk2.0-common ...
Preparing to replace gtk2-engines-pixbuf 2.12.9-3ubuntu4 (using
.../gtk2-engines-pixbuf_2.12.9-3ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gtk2-engines-pixbuf ...
Preparing to replace libgtk2.0-0 2.12.9-3ubuntu4 (using
.../libgtk2.0-0_2.12.9-3ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libgtk2.0-0 ...
Preparing to replace libgtk2.0-bin 2.12.9-3ubuntu4 (using
.../libgtk2.0-bin_2.12.9-3ubuntu5_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libgtk2.0-bin ...
Preparing to replace linux-headers-2.6.24-21 2.6.24-21.42 (using
.../linux-headers-2.6.24-21_2.6.24-21.43_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-headers-2.6.24-21 ...
Preparing to replace linux-headers-2.6.24-21-generic 2.6.24-21.42 (using
.../linux-headers-2.6.24-21-generic_2.6.24-21.43_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-headers-2.6.24-21-generic ...
Preparing to replace linux-libc-dev 2.6.24-21.42 (using
.../linux-libc-dev_2.6.24-21.43_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-libc-dev ...
Preparing to replace thunderbird-locale-en-gb 1:2.0.0.0+1-0ubuntu1 (using
.../thunderbird-locale-en-gb_1%3a2.0.0.14+1-0ubuntu1~8.04.1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement thunderbird-locale-en-gb ...
Setting up linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic (2.6.24-21.43) ...
Running depmod.
Failed to run depmod
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up linux-image-2.6.24-21-rt (2.6.24-21.43) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-rt
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.24-21.42 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.24-21.42 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-rt
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-rt
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Setting up xkb-data (1.1~cvs.20080104.1-1ubuntu8) ...
Setting up gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad (0.10.6-5ubuntu0.1) ...
Setting up gstreamer0.10-sdl (0.10.6-5ubuntu0.1) ...
Setting up libgtk2.0-common (2.12.9-3ubuntu5) ...
Setting up libgtk2.0-0 (2.12.9-3ubuntu5) ...
Setting up gtk2-engines-pixbuf (2.12.9-3ubuntu5) ...
Setting up libgtk2.0-bin (2.12.9-3ubuntu5) ...
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.24-21 (2.6.24-21.43) ...
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.24-21-generic (2.6.24-21.43) ...
Setting up linux-libc-dev (2.6.24-21.43) ...
Setting up thunderbird-locale-en-gb (1:2.0.0.14+1-0ubuntu1~8.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
---I ran 'sudo apt-get dist-upgrade' again and received the following:
Setting up linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic (2.6.24-21.43) ...
Running depmod.
Failed to run depmod
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
---At the time I posted this report, I have not rebooted the machine.
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 27 20:08:18 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic 2.6.24-21.43
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic 2.6.24-21.43 failed to
install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status
1
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-package
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package linux-image-2.6.24-21-generic 2.6.24-21.43 failed to install/upgrade:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/290113
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