Public bug reported: Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04
grub-efi-amd64: Installed: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 Version table: *** 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-proposed/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.9 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages Line 699 of the following post-installation script /var/lib/dpkg/info/grub-efi-amd64.postinst reads thus, after the latest update. if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 then Notice the missing semicolon before the then clause of the if statement. It should really be if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 ; then Fortunately, I noticed the issue from the dist-upgrade output, and fixed it before rebooting the machine as requested by Software Updater, or there is no telling where I could have been stuck. After patching it, one needs to rerun sudo apt -y dist-upgrade so the postinst script is actually correctly run. This is a major bug for an LTS release. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: grub-efi-amd64 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-79.100-generic 4.4.67 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-79-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat May 20 12:20:02 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-23 (361 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) JournalErrors: Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system. Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to turn off this notice. No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions. SourcePackage: grub2 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed xenial ** Patch added: "This file has just a single semicolon more than the original shipped with the latest update." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1692181/+attachment/4879999/+files/grub-efi-amd64.postinst ** Description changed: Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 grub-efi-amd64: - Installed: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 - Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 - Version table: - *** 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 500 - 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-proposed/main amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status - 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.9 500 - 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages - 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500 - 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages + Installed: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 + Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 + Version table: + *** 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 500 + 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-proposed/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.9 500 + 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages + 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500 + 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages Line 699 of the following post-installation script /var/lib/dpkg/info/grub-efi-amd64.postinst reads thus, after the latest update. - if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 - then + if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 then Notice the missing semicolon before the then clause of the if statement. It should really be - if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 ; + if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 ; then Fortunately, I noticed the issue from the dist-upgrade output, and fixed it before rebooting the machine as requested by Software Updater, or there is no telling where I could have been stuck. This is a major bug for an LTS release. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: grub-efi-amd64 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.10 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-79.100-generic 4.4.67 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-79-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat May 20 12:20:02 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-23 (361 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) JournalErrors: - Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system. - Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to - turn off this notice. - No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions. + Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system. + Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to + turn off this notice. + No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions. SourcePackage: grub2 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1692181 Title: bash syntax error in the postinst script To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1692181/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
