Looks like there was no /var/tmp or we were out of inodes when trying to
make the initrd:

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-37-generic
mktemp: failed to create file via template ‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs-FW_XXXXXX’: No 
such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-37-generic with 1.

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Failed to install kernal

Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  zuck007@zuck007:~$ sudo apt-get install --install-recommends 
linux-generic-lts-utopic xserver-xorg-lts-utopic libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-utopic 
libegl1-mesa-drivers-lts-utopic
  E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily 
unavailable)
  E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another 
process using it?
  zuck007@zuck007:~$ ps -A | grep apt-get
  zuck007@zuck007:~$ sudo apt-get install --install-recommends 
linux-generic-lts-utopic xserver-xorg-lts-utopic libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-utopic 
libegl1-mesa-drivers-lts-utopic
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  libegl1-mesa-drivers-lts-utopic is already the newest version.
  libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-utopic is already the newest version.
  libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-utopic set to manually installed.
  linux-generic-lts-utopic is already the newest version.
  xserver-xorg-lts-utopic is already the newest version.
  The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer 
required:
    account-plugin-windows-live empathy-common folks-common gnome-contacts
    gstreamer0.10-nice gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-x
    gstreamer1.0-nice libaio1 libavahi-gobject0 libdbi-perl libfarstream-0.1-0
    libfarstream-0.2-2 libfolks-eds25 libfolks-telepathy25 libfolks25
    libgupnp-igd-1.0-4 libmeanwhile1 libmission-control-plugins0 libnice10
    liboxideqt-qmlplugin liboxideqtcore0 liboxideqtquick0 libpurple-bin
    libpurple0 libqt5webkit5-qmlwebkitplugin libtelepathy-farstream3
    libtelepathy-logger3 libterm-readkey-perl libufe-xidgetter0 libupstart1
    libzephyr4 linux-headers-3.16.0-30 linux-headers-3.16.0-30-generic
    linux-headers-3.16.0-34 linux-headers-3.16.0-34-generic
    linux-image-3.16.0-30-generic linux-image-3.16.0-34-generic
    linux-image-extra-3.16.0-30-generic linux-image-extra-3.16.0-34-generic
    linux-signed-image-3.16.0-34-generic mysql-client-core-5.5
    mysql-server-core-5.5 oxideqt-codecs qtdeclarative5-accounts-plugin
    qtdeclarative5-dialogs-plugin qtdeclarative5-privatewidgets-plugin
    qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-extras-browser-plugin
    qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-extras-browser-plugin-assets signon-plugin-password
    telepathy-gabble telepathy-haze telepathy-logger telepathy-mission-control-5
    telepathy-salut unity-webapps-qml
  Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
  7 not fully installed or removed.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
  Setting up linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic (3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1) ...
  Running depmod.
  update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
  The link /initrd.img is a dangling linkto /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-37-generic
  vmlinuz(/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-37-generic
  ) points to /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-37-generic
   (/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-37-generic) -- doing nothing at 
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic.postinst line 491.
  Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 
3.16.0-37-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-37-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.16.0-37-generic 
/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-37-generic
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-37-generic
  mktemp: failed to create file via template ‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs-FW_XXXXXX’: 
No such file or directory
  update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-37-generic with 1.
  run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
  Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at 
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic.postinst line 1025.
  dpkg: error processing package linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of 
linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic:
   linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic depends on 
linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic; however:
    Package linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic 
(--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of 
linux-image-generic-lts-utopic:
   linux-image-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic; 
however:
    Package linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic is not configured yet.
   linux-image-generic-lts-utopic depends on 
linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic; however:
    Package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package linux-image-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic-lts-utopic:
   linux-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-image-generic-No apport report 
written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a 
previous failure.
                                                               No apport report 
written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a 
previous failure.
                                                                   No apport 
report written because MaxReports is reached already
                           No apport report written because MaxReports is 
reached already
                                                                                
         No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                 No apport report written 
because MaxReports is reached already
         lts-utopic (= 3.16.0.37.29); however:
    Package linux-image-generic-lts-utopic is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package linux-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of 
linux-signed-image-3.16.0-37-generic:
   linux-signed-image-3.16.0-37-generic depends on 
linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic (= 3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1); however:
    Package linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic is not configured yet.
   linux-signed-image-3.16.0-37-generic depends on 
linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic (= 3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1); however:
    Package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package linux-signed-image-3.16.0-37-generic 
(--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of 
linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic:
   linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic depends on 
linux-signed-image-3.16.0-37-generic; however:
    Package linux-signed-image-3.16.0-37-generic is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic 
(--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of 
linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic:
   linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic depends on 
linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic (= 3.16.0.37.29); however:
    Package linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic
   linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic
   linux-image-generic-lts-utopic
   linux-generic-lts-utopic
   linux-signed-image-3.16.0-37-generic
   linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic
   linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:0.220.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-36.48~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt9
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-36-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed May 13 20:06:22 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-17 (25 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 
(20150218.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_IN
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: dist-upgrade
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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