[Bug 1876376] Re: package initramfs-tools 0.136ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Benjamin Drung]

>From looking at the available logs, the first guess why lz4 failed to
write is that the partition is full. Can you check how much space you
have left on /boot?

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Title:
  package initramfs-tools 0.136ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade:
  installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess
  returned error exit status 1

Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  package failed to install during 18.04 to 20.04 upgrade

  DpkgTerminalLog.txt says:

  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-28-generic
  Error 24 : Write error : cannot write compressed block 
  E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 lz4 -9 -l 24
  update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-28-generic with 1.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: initramfs-tools 0.136ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-28.32-generic 5.4.30
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-28-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  Date: Fri May  1 21:41:12 2020
  ErrorMessage: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-14 (2179 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18rc1, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
   apt  2.0.2
  SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
  Title: package initramfs-tools 0.136ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-01 (0 days ago)

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