Public bug reported: I was upgrading Ubuntu Server 14.04 running JIRA, nginx and postgresql to 16.04. The following output was pushed to the screen and then prompted me to do a bug report.
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu13) ... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.8) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-107-generic cp: omitting directory '/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules' E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/udev failed with return 1. update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-107-generic with 1. dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ... Processing triggers for resolvconf (1.78ubuntu2) ... Processing triggers for ca-certificates (20160104ubuntu1) ... Updating certificates in /etc/ssl/certs... 0 added, 0 removed; done. Running hooks in /etc/ca-certificates/update.d... done. Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.6-1ubuntu3.1) ... Errors were encountered while processing: linux-firmware linux-image-4.4.0-59-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-59-generic linux-image-generic linux-generic initramfs-tools Error in function: ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: linux-firmware 1.157.6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-107.154-generic 3.13.11-ckt39 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-107-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Jan 16 09:30:15 2017 Dependencies: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-04 (864 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.3) PackageArchitecture: all RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1 apt 1.2.18 SourcePackage: initramfs-tools Title: package linux-firmware 1.157.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2017-01-16 (0 days ago) ** Affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package need-duplicate-check xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1656910 Title: package linux-firmwar1, crash on upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1656910/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs