Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: initramfs-tools
Removing a kernel image and accompanying headers with apt-get remove
--purge does not seem to remove the corresponding configuration file in
/var/lib/initramfs-tools. This leads to problems when either grub, a
kernel, initramfs-tools or any other package which leads to a grub menu
rebuild is installed, updated or removed. Eg. after having removed a
kernel image (2.6.23-t23-04 - a homebrew image made with make-kpkg) this
happens when I try to use apt:
# apt-get install some_package
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct
the problem.
# dpkg --configure -a
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.85eubuntu20) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.23-t23-04
Cannot find /lib/modules/2.6.23-t23-04
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.23-t23-04
dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Removing the stale configuration files in /var/lib/initramfs-tools makes
dpkg happy again
As to whether this is a bug in initramfs-tools (which could ignore or
remove configuration files for which no corresponding kernel image is
found) or the kernel package (which could contain a config file
reference to /var/lib/initramfs-tools/version_number-release) I'll
leave to the respective package maintainers.
** Affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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stale files in /var/lib/initramfs-tools after removing kernel
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/152756
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