*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1820419 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1820419
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1820755
Netboot install fails due to linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic.postinst
linux-update-symlinks not found
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1820419
linux-generic should depend on linux-base >=4.1
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1820366
Title:
network install of xenial 16.04 fails with linux-generic package error
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
network installing xenial ubuntu is failing for myself and other
people (as seen on the #ubuntu irc channel).
I had this issue both with and without preseed. I am using the latest
netboot kernel and initrd files from
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/main/installer-
amd64/current/images/netboot/ ( I re-downloaded and checked the file
digest).
The latest version available from the above URL is 4.4.0-142 and the
installer fails while installing 4.4.0-143. The following error
messages seen during installation:
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: Setting up linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic
(4.4.0-143.169) ...
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic.postinst: 50:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic.postinst:
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: linux-update-symlinks: not found
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: dpkg: error processing package
linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic (--configure):
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: subprocess installed post-installation script
returned error exit status 127
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of
linux-modules-extra-4.4.0-143-generic:
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: linux-modules-extra-4.4.0-143-generic depends on
linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic | linux-image-unsigned-4.4.0-143-generic; however:
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: Package linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic is not
configured yet.
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: Package linux-image-unsigned-4.4.0-143-generic
is not installed.
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: dpkg: error processing package
linux-modules-extra-4.4.0-143-generic (--configure):
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: Setting up intel-microcode
(3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger
activated)
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: intel-microcode: microcode will be updated at next
boot
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: Setting up amd64-microcode
(3.20180524.1~ubuntu0.16.04.2) ...^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger
activated)
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: amd64-microcode: microcode will be updated at next
boot
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of
linux-image-generic:
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: linux-image-generic depends on
linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic | linux-image-unsigned-4.4.0-143-generic; however:
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: Package linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic is not
configured yet.
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: Package linux-image-unsigned-4.4.0-143-generic
is not installed.
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: linux-image-generic depends on
linux-modules-extra-4.4.0-143-generic; however:
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: Package linux-modules-extra-4.4.0-143-generic is
not configured yet.
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: dpkg: error processing package linux-image-generic
(--configure):
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Mar 16 01:20:12 in-target: ^M
After having these issue with a preseed file, I started a PXE install
without any preseed ( therefore answering the standard installer
questions manually) but I still had the same error.
I was told in the #ubuntu irc channel to set :
d-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux-image-4.4.0-142-generic
in my preseed file. This worked and the installer completed correctly without
any failures. Previously my preseed file container:
d-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux-generic
but as I said above, even without a preseed file the error occured.
One thought - shouldn't a 4.4.0-143 netboot kernel / initrd be on
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/main/installer-
amd64/current/images/netboot ? Maybe the issue would go away if those
files were available for us to place on our PXE servers.
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