[Bug 1655991] Re: grub-common.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=3

[justin]

simple install of lynx browser

 apt install lynx
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
lynx is already the newest version (2.8.9dev8-4ubuntu1).
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  hwinfo libhd21 libx86emu1 linux-headers-4.4.0-21 linux-headers-4.4.0-21-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-53
  linux-headers-4.4.0-53-generic linux-image-4.4.0-21-generic linux-image-4.4.0-53-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-generic
  linux-image-extra-4.4.0-53-generic
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
5 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up grub-common (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.6) ...
update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults
Job for grub-common.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status grub-common.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript grub-common, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing package grub-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub2-common:
 grub2-common depends on grub-common (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.6); however:
  Package grub-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package grub2-common (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-pc-bin:
 grub-pc-bin depends on grub-common (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.6); however:
  Package grub-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package grub-pc-bin (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-pc:
 grub-pc depends on grub-common (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.6); however:
  Package grub-common is not configured yet.
 grub-pc depends on grub2-common (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.6); however:
  Package grub2-common is not configured yet.
 grub-pc depends on grub-pc-bin (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.6); however:
  Package grub-pc-bin is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing pacNo apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                                                      No apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                           No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                                        No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                                                                                                            kage grub-pc (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-gfxpayload-lists:
 grub-gfxpayload-lists depends on grub-pc (>= 1.99~20101210-1ubuntu2); however:
  Package grub-pc is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package grub-gfxpayload-lists (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 grub-common
 grub2-common
 grub-pc-bin
 grub-pc
 grub-gfxpayload-lists
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Title:
  grub-common.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=3

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
   Starting LSB: Record successful boot for GRUB...
  -- Subject: Unit grub-common.service has begun start-up
  -- Defined-By: systemd
  -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
  --
  -- Unit grub-common.service has begun starting up.
  Jan 12 14:56:53 CBN-LINUX015 colord[996]: (colord:996): Cd-WARNING **: failed to get session [pid 20998]: No such device or address
  Jan 12 14:56:53 CBN-LINUX015 grub-common[21042]: Usage: /etc/init.d/grub-common {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload}
  Jan 12 14:56:53 CBN-LINUX015 systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=3
  Jan 12 14:56:53 CBN-LINUX015 systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Record successful boot for GRUB.
  -- Subject: Unit grub-common.service has failed
  -- Defined-By: systemd
  -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
  --
  -- Unit grub-common.service has failed.
  --
  -- The result is failed.
  Jan 12 14:56:53 CBN-LINUX015 systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Unit entered failed state.
  Jan 12 14:56:53 CBN-LINUX015 systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

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