Public bug reported: Basically when ever i try to install, remove or update anything on ubuntu would give me this end result or status. Here's an example of what happened when I tried to install an app.
[code] ka...@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get remove qcad Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: qcad 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 4080kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y (Reading database ... 170549 files and directories currently installed.) Removing qcad ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for menu ... Setting up linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic (2.6.28-15.52) ... Running depmod. update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled (2.6.28-15.49 was configured last, according to dpkg) Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled (2.6.28-15.49 was configured last, according to dpkg) Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub. Searching for GRUB installation directory ... No GRUB directory found. To create a template run 'mkdir /boot/grub' first. To install grub, install it manually or try the 'grub-install' command. ### Warning, grub-install is used to change your MBR. ### User postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 1 dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) [/code] ProblemType: Package Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 MachineType: BenQ Joybook S41 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic 2.6.28-15.52 ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=01CA07CDC4693600 loop=/hostname/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-15.49-generic SourcePackage: linux Title: package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic 2.6.28-15.52 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package i386 -- package linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic 2.6.28-15.52 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/452993 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs