Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: initramfs-tools
If you have an obsolete initrd.img symlink in /boot, then upgrading the
initramfs-tools package will fail. This occurred to me when I migrated
from lilo to grub (where the lymlinks were no longer maintained), then
later removed the kernel image to which the symlinks still pointed.
Worse, it appears other kernels (i.e. correct, installed ones) are not
updated as update-initramfs bails out at this point.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Create an incorrect initrd.img symlink (e.g. "ln -s
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-8-generic /boot/initrd.img")
2. Run "update-initramfs -u" (this action is triggered during a package
upgrade/reinstall too
Results:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-8-generic
Cannot find /lib/modules/2.6.20-8-generic
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-8-generic
update-initramfs should not try and use initrd.img as its basis for
updating if that version is no longer installed (i.e. missing from
/lib/modules) - and should probably either remove or update the symlink
during the process.
** Affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Obsolete /boot/initrd.img symlink causes package upgrade failure
https://launchpad.net/bugs/98984
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