We deploy Ubuntu exclusively via netinstall so this has brought deployments across our entire organization to a standstill.
Adding preseed d-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux- image-4.4.0-142-generic to our kickstart did not help; the installer continued to fetch the 4.4.0-143 packages. Bonus failure: since the kernel post-install script dies early, it breaks DKMS, which in turn breaks the nVidia driver on machines set to auto-upgrade. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. 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. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1820366/+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
