Since the problem involves the lilo.conf file at line 20, and since my machine boots with GRUB not lilo, I used synaptic to remove lilo.
And now, the problem seems to be fixed. initramfs-tools installs just fine and there are no more error messages. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/780290 Title: package initramfs-tools 0.98.8ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
