The bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/module-init-
tools/+bug/366694 appears to be the same, and the report contains an
explanation and work around which worked for me:
explanation:
- There is a file in the place of a directory preventing file copy and thus
failure of post-installation script
(for those here looking for a solution)
workaround:
- go to "/lib/modules" where there should be a bunch of directories named for
kernel versions (like "2.6.22-14-386")
- check for a kernel version which has a file rather in the place of a
directory
- ("ls -lrt" shows "-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2008-06-04 06:21
2.6.22-14-386")
- remove that file
- (sudo rm 2.6.24-21-386)
- make a directory in its place (I skipped this step)
- (sudo mkdir 2.6.24-21-386)
- run "sudo dpkg --configure -a"
- problem solved.
It should be noted that you should NOT try to reboot before fixing this
as you may not be able to boot your machine with a half-configured
upgrade.
I would mark as duplicate, but didn't want to make any assumptions.
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package module-init-tools 3.7~pre9-2 failed to install/upgrade. Exit status 139.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/364959
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