[Bug 1723451] Re: package grub-common 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Steve Langasek]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1705345 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1705345

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1705345
   Installing new kernel hangs on plymouth --ping

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Title:
  package grub-common 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in plymouth package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Setting up grub-common (2.02~beta3-4ubuntu7) ...
  update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults
  Job for grub-common.service failed because a timeout was exceeded.
  See "systemctl  status grub-common.service" and "journalctl  -xe" for details.
  invoke-rc.d: initscript grub-common, action "start" failed.
  ● grub-common.service - LSB: Record successful boot for GRUB
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/grub-common; generated; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: timeout) since Fri 2017-10-13 15:49:09 WEST; 5ms ago
       Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
    Process: 13224 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/grub-common start (code=killed, signal=TERM)
      Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915)
     CGroup: /system.slice/grub-common.service
             └─13228 plymouth --ping

  out 13 15:44:09 jonas-X541UV systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Record successful boot for GRUB...
  out 13 15:49:09 jonas-X541UV systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating.
  out 13 15:49:09 jonas-X541UV systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Record successful boot for GRUB.
  out 13 15:49:09 jonas-X541UV systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Unit entered failed state.
  out 13 15:49:09 jonas-X541UV systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Failed with result 'timeout'.
  dpkg: error processing package grub-common (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: grub-common 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-15.16-generic 4.13.4
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-15-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Oct 13 15:49:09 2017
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-28 (76 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-15-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash pci=nomsi vt.handoff=7
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
   apt  1.5
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Title: package grub-common 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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