[Bug 1800559] Re: E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Randy Nyle Adamson]

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Title:
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Status in adduser package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  randy at randy-Inspiron-518:~$ sudo apt-get updates
  [sudo] password for randy: 
  E: Invalid operation updates
  randy at randy-Inspiron-518:~$ sudo apt-get update
  Hit:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                     
  Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                     
  Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [107 kB]     
  Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [109 kB]    
  Fetched 216 kB in 1s (147 kB/s)                                                
  Reading package lists... Done
  randy at randy-Inspiron-518:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Calculating upgrade... Done
  The following packages have been kept back:
    linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
  4 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 initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.13) ...
  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
  Setting up linux-image-extra-4.4.0-137-generic (4.4.0-137.163) ...
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.4.0-137-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-137-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.4.0-137-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-137-generic
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-137-generic

  gzip: stdout: No space left on device
  E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
  update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-137-generic with 1.
  run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
  dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-4.4.0-137-generic (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
   linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-extra-4.4.0-137-generic; however:
    Package linux-image-extra-4.4.0-137-generic is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package linux-image-generic (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
   linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 4.4.0.137.143); however:
    Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package linux-generic (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.13) ...
  No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                            No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                      update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-137-generic

  gzip: stdout: No space left on device
  E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
  update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-137-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
                                                                Errors were encountered while processing:
   linux-image-extra-4.4.0-137-generic
   linux-image-generic
   linux-generic
   initramfs-tools
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  randy at randy-Inspiron-518:~$ sudo apt autoremove
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
  4 not fully installed or removed.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Setting up initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.13) ...
  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
  Setting up linux-image-extra-4.4.0-137-generic (4.4.0-137.163) ...
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.4.0-137-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-137-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.4.0-137-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-137-generic
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-137-generic

  gzip: stdout: No space left on device
  E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
  update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-137-generic with 1.
  run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
  dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-4.4.0-137-generic (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
   linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-extra-4.4.0-137-generic; however:
    Package linux-image-extra-4.4.0-137-generic is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package linux-image-generic (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
   linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 4.4.0.137.143); however:
    Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package linux-generic (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                            No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                      Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.13) ...
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-137-generic

  gzip: stdout: No space left on device
  E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
  update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-137-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
                                                                Errors were encountered while processing:
   linux-image-extra-4.4.0-137-generic
   linux-image-generic
   linux-generic
   initramfs-tools
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  randy at randy-Inspiron-518:~$

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