package linux-image-2.6.32-27-generic 2.6.32-27.49 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 .
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grub (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: grub
This occurred immediately after installation. I wanted to install GRUB but many packatges were downloaded and installed. I also have PCLinuxOS on this machine. Xubuntu is going into an adjacent partition. I wanted to updated grub as Xubuntu overwrote the PClinuxOS entries. This error occurred during the update of these numerous packages
DELL Inspiron 600M
Release information:
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04
I expected only GRUB to install.
It seemed all updates began to install.
System appears to run ok.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jan 4 22:48:51 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: grub
Title: package linux-image-
| Jim (james-cavanaugh) wrote | #1 |
| Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in grub (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
The error is because installing the grub package does not configure the bootloader; if you select a non-default bootloader for installation, you must also configure it by hand, or else the system has no way to ensure updated kernels (such as security updates) will be booted by default.
> I wanted to updated grub as Xubuntu overwrote the PClinuxOS entries.
Switching from grub2 (the default) to grub1 won't help with this. If you need two OSes installed on different partitions to both be able to update their boot entries independently, the standard way to handle this is to have one or the other of them install the boot block to a partition instead of to the disk's MBR and use "chainloader" functionality to select this OS when wanted. If you need assistance configuring this, please see http://
To correct the immediate package upgrade problem, it is recommended that you reinstall grub2 by running 'sudo apt-get install grub-pc' from a terminal.
Closing this report, as this is not a bug.