This bug was fixed in the package linux-base - 4.5ubuntu7 --------------- linux-base (4.5ubuntu7) impish; urgency=medium
* Check for update-initramfs being installed before running the postinst hook which updates the softlinks (LP: #1928700). -- Stefan Bader <stefan.ba...@canonical.com> Mon, 17 May 2021 17:55:34 +0200 ** Changed in: linux-base (Ubuntu Impish) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-base in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1928700 Title: new postinst hook requires initramfs-tools Status in linux-base package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux-base source package in Bionic: Fix Committed Status in linux-base source package in Focal: Fix Committed Status in linux-base source package in Hirsute: Fix Committed Status in linux-base source package in Impish: Fix Released Bug description: [SRU Justification] == Impact == The new postinst hook from bug 1877088 currently requires initramfs-tools installed, or installing a kernel would fail. This happens for me on a builder chroot trying to build linux-meta of a derivative kernel. == Fix == The fix would be to skip running the script if update-initramfs is not available. The check was taken from the /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools script which has exactly that check at the beginning. == Testcase == Building linux-meta in a sbuild chroot which should again work without the messages about verifying links. Reinstalling a kernel on a system with update-initramfs existing should still print the messages. == Regression Potential == Systems with update-initramfs installed and initrd files might for some reason again fail to fix missing links. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-base/+bug/1928700/+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