Public bug reported: While running a purging script to remove unused package configuration information from the system ''' sudo apt-get purge $(dpkg -l | awk '/^rc/ { print $2 }') ''' there was a crash that automatically triggered the production and submittal of the attached files.
If run separately: ''' username@hostname:~$ sudo apt-get purge nvidia-331 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: nvidia-331* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 110 not upgraded. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ... 387201 files and directories currently installed.) Removing nvidia-331 (331.38-0ubuntu7) ... Purging configuration files for nvidia-331 (331.38-0ubuntu7) ... stop: Unable to connect to Upstart: Failed to connect to socket /com/ubuntu/upstart: Connection refused userdel: user nvidia-persistenced is currently used by process 1388 dpkg: error processing package nvidia-331 (--purge): subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 8 Errors were encountered while processing: nvidia-331 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ''' This probably has to do with the fact that I have the system currently configured to run additional nvidia driver version 340. Running ''' apt-cache show nvidia-331''' returns (clipped out tailing PCI info for brevity): ''' username@hostname:~$ apt-cache show nvidia-331 Package: nvidia-331 Priority: optional Section: restricted/misc Installed-Size: 18 Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Architecture: amd64 Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 Version: 340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Depends: nvidia-340 Filename: pool/restricted/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/nvidia-331_340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb Size: 6636 MD5sum: 1a6be6ea31215bd4aaef776c23638b06 SHA1: ce94d059fb70a1d6eb4237cab40954f220f558bd SHA256: 22a62d8c3a113a3fc89eafec118735f3ea2953c08bb9c8feb44884c2bd26f2c0 Description-en: Transitional package for nvidia-331 This is a transitional package for nvidia-331, and can be safely removed after the installation is complete. Description-md5: 3612f7cb365b0b5804f0fb129ccb1c2c Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Origin: Ubuntu Supported: 5y Package: nvidia-331 Priority: optional Section: restricted/misc Installed-Size: 18 Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Architecture: amd64 Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 Version: 340.96-0ubuntu3 Depends: nvidia-340 Filename: pool/restricted/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/nvidia-331_340.96-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb Size: 4800 MD5sum: ab781dc3418c241975411a358df1394f SHA1: a71f25d637bd32a71cb7a45e3aded90db608cdce SHA256: 78ac9b96d777de51026338b1923d56ba583c74903fa0f6fa3a85daa16335de95 Description-en: Transitional package for nvidia-331 This is a transitional package for nvidia-331, and can be safely removed after the installation is complete. Description-md5: 3612f7cb365b0b5804f0fb129ccb1c2c Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Origin: Ubuntu Supported: 5y Package: nvidia-331 Status: purge ok config-files Priority: optional Section: restricted/misc Installed-Size: 177004 Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Architecture: amd64 Source: nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 Version: 331.38-0ubuntu7 Replaces: nvidia-persistenced, xorg-driver-binary Provides: nvidia-driver-binary, nvidia-persistenced, xorg-driver-binary, xorg-driver-video Depends: x11-common (>= 1:7.0.0), make, sed (>> 3.0), dkms, linux-libc-dev, libc6-dev, patch, acpid, lib32gcc1, libc6-i386, passwd, adduser, libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libx11-6, libxext6, xorg-video-abi-11 | xorg-video-abi-12 | xorg-video-abi-13 | xorg-video-abi-14 | xorg-video-abi-15, xserver-xorg-core Recommends: nvidia-settings (>= 331.20), nvidia-prime (>= 0.5) | bumblebee, libcuda1-331, nvidia-libopencl1-331, nvidia-opencl-icd-331 Suggests: nvidia-331-uvm Conflicts: nvidia-persistenced, xorg-driver-binary Description: NVIDIA binary driver - version 331.38 The binary driver provide optimized hardware acceleration of OpenGL applications via a direct-rendering X Server. AGP, PCIe, SLI, TV-out and flat panel displays are also supported. . This package also includes the source for building the kernel module required by the Xorg driver, and provides NVIDIA's implementation of the Video Decode and presentation API. The latter enables acceleration for GeForce 8 and later series cards for h264 video. . Release Notes and supported GPUs: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-331.38-driver.html Description-md5: bffe34a3b92177bc4f22fb5cd3664e76 Modaliases: nvidia_331(pci:v000010DEd000005E7sv*sd00000595bc03sc*i*, (...) ''' ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: nvidia-331 (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-62.83-generic 4.4.40 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-62-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.01.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 367.57 Mon Oct 3 20:37:01 PDT 2016 GCC version: gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.4) .proc.driver.nvidia.warnings.fbdev: Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Use of other console drivers including, but not limited to, vesafb, may result in corruption and stability problems, and is not supported. .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Sun Feb 19 18:06:58 2017 DistUpgraded: 2016-11-04 20:39:21,921 DEBUG icon theme changed, re-reading DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 8 GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation GF104GLM [Quadro 4000M] [10de:0e3b] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company GF104GLM [Quadro 4000M] [103c:1630] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-15 (1010 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 8760w ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-62-generic root=UUID=b5b137a7-9dcf-4846-b480-cd0d13679907 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1 apt 1.2.19 SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 Title: package nvidia-331 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 8 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-11-04 (106 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 05/27/2016 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 68SAD Ver. F.62 dmi.board.name: 1630 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: KBC Version 01.3D dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU1332NF1 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68SADVer.F.62:bd05/27/2016:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteBook8760w:pvrA0001C02:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1630:rvrKBCVersion01.3D:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 8760w dmi.product.version: A0001C02 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.16.04.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2.2 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Sun Feb 19 17:55:11 2017 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2 ** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package compiz-0.9 ubuntu xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1666047 Title: package nvidia-331 (not installed) failed to purge: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 8 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/+bug/1666047/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs