[Bug 1019138] Re: package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Adam Conrad]

I'm not sure there's much we can do about a live system without swap
running out of RAM.  You could, however, change the COMPRESS setting in
/etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf to "gzip" instead of "lzma".

Come to think of it, the default *is* gzip, so I'm somewhat curious why
you're getting lzma there at all.

** Summary changed:

- package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
+ lzma compression attempts fail with low memory

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Title:
  lzma compression attempts fail with low memory

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

Bug description:
  i was trying to update a live system, booted from usb, and it reported
  many  errors, including this one!

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: initramfs-tools
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.315
  Date: Thu Jun 28 18:01:10 2012
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
  Title: package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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