[Bug 925214] Re: package linux-image-2.6.38-13-server 2.6.38-13.54 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Shirley Woo]

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Title:
  package linux-image-2.6.38-13-server 2.6.38-13.54 failed to
  install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
  returned error exit status 2

Status in “initramfs-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 11.04
  Release:	11.04

  $ apt-get install linux-image-server
  E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
  E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
  user at user-HP-Compaq-8200-Elite-CMT-PC:/$ sudo apt-get install linux-image-server 
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following extra packages will be installed:
    linux-image-2.6.38-13-server
  Suggested packages:
    fdutils linux-doc-2.6.38 linux-source-2.6.38 linux-tools
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    linux-image-2.6.38-13-server linux-image-server
  0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
  Need to get 36.4 MB of archives.
  After this operation, 148 MB of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
  Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main linux-image-2.6.38-13-server amd64 2.6.38-13.54 [36.3 MB]
  Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main linux-image-server amd64 2.6.38.13.28 [2,530 B]
  Fetched 36.4 MB in 8min 12s (73.8 kB/s)                                        
  Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.38-13-server.
  (Reading database ... 180487 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking linux-image-2.6.38-13-server (from .../linux-image-2.6.38-13-server_2.6.38-13.54_amd64.deb) ...
  Done.
  Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-server.
  Unpacking linux-image-server (from .../linux-image-server_2.6.38.13.28_amd64.deb) ...
  Setting up linux-image-2.6.38-13-server (2.6.38-13.54) ...
  Running depmod.
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-13-server
  E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/fixrtc failed with return 1.
  update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-13-server
  Failed to create initrd image.
  dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.38-13-server (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-server:
   linux-image-server depends on linux-image-2.6.38-13-server; however:
    Package linux-image-2.6.38-13-server is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing linux-image-server (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                            Errors were encountered while processing:
   linux-image-2.6.38-13-server
   linux-image-server
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: linux-image-2.6.38-13-server 2.6.38-13.54
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-13.54-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-13-generic x86_64
  AptOrdering:
   linux-image-2.6.38-13-server: Install
   linux-image-server: Install
   linux-image-2.6.38-13-server: Configure
   linux-image-server: Configure
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Feb  1 15:44:28 2012
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
  Title: package linux-image-2.6.38-13-server 2.6.38-13.54 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2012-02-01 (0 days ago)

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