> run-parts: failed to exec /etc/kernel/postinst.d/vboxadd: Exec format error
Where is this file coming from? I don't believe it's provided by an official Ubuntu package so you have a contaminated system and need to clean it up first. It's probably an unsupported DKMS module. What does the following show: $ dkms status -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-signed-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2040054 Title: Upgrade to next linux kernel fails Status in linux-signed-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The upgrade fails, note that Ubuntu Studio is the only flavor that failed as follows: 1 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 linux-image-5.15.0-87-lowlatency (5.15.0-87.96~20.04.1) ... Processing triggers for linux-image-5.15.0-87-lowlatency (5.15.0-87.96~20.04.1) ... /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-87-lowlatency /etc/kernel/postinst.d/vboxadd: run-parts: failed to exec /etc/kernel/postinst.d/vboxadd: Exec format error run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/vboxadd exited with return code 1 dpkg: error processing package linux-image-5.15.0-87-lowlatency (--configure): installed linux-image-5.15.0-87-lowlatency package post-installation script sub process returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-5.15.0-87-lowlatency E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: linux-image-5.15.0-87-lowlatency 5.15.0-87.96~20.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-86.95~20.04.1-lowlatency 5.15.122 Uname: Linux 5.15.0-86-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.27 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sat Oct 21 09:43:07 2023 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-07-02 (1206 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) SourcePackage: linux-signed-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-signed-lowlatency-hwe-5.15/+bug/2040054/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp