*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1892035 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1892035
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1892035, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find. ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1892035 acpi-override-initramfs makes update-initramfs fail when /var/lib/acpi-override/ is empty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1924194 Title: package initramfs-tools 0.137ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: (1) Command: lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 20.10 Release: 20.10 (2) Version of Package: Ubuntu Software version 3.38.1 (3) I expected to go through normal updates/upgrades process, but instead - (4) encountered error messages regarding: "The system does not support apt-btrfs-snapshot Setting up initramfs-tools (0.137ubuntu12) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Setting up linux-firmware (1.190.4) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-49-generic cp: cannot stat '/var/lib/acpi-override/*': No such file or directory E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/acpi-override failed with return 1. update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-49-generic with 1. dpkg: error processing package linux-firmware (--configure): installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned e rror exit status 1 Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.137ubuntu12) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-49-generic cp: cannot stat '/var/lib/acpi-override/*': No such file or directory E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/acpi-override failed with return 1. update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-49-generic with 1. dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure): installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-firmware initramfs-tools needrestart is being skipped since dpkg has failed E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) I tried following several threads with suggestions on how to possibly clear or repair the issue by applying: sudo apt clean sudo apt autoremove --purge sudo apt upgrade sudo apt-get install -f sudo dpkg --configure --pending dpkg --audit sudo update-initramfs -u -k all Everything seems to return to "E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)" ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 Package: initramfs-tools 0.137ubuntu12 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-49.55-generic 5.8.18 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-49-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5 AptOrdering: android-androresolvd:amd64: Remove NULL: ConfigurePending Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip Date: Wed Apr 14 17:26:32 2021 ErrorMessage: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-04-13 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) PackageArchitecture: all Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.6, python3-minimal, 3.8.6-0ubuntu1 PythonDetails: N/A RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.20.5ubuntu2 apt 2.1.10ubuntu0.3 SourcePackage: initramfs-tools Title: package initramfs-tools 0.137ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1924194/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp