Happens to me too, with a 4GB live-USB-stick. Further installations (like with 'miredo' below) result in the same exit status 17. :-(
ubu...@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install miredo Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done miredo is already the newest version. The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: linux-headers-2.6.27-7 linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic (2.6.27-7.16) ... Running depmod. update-initramfs is disabled since running on a live CD Failed to symbolic-link /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic to initrd.img. dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 17 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ubu...@ubuntu:~$ -- package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.16 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 17 when upgrading/updating Interpid base live USB for first time on sandisk cruzer 16Gb https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/325049 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
