I ran the suggested script without incident (with an additional autoremove recommended in feedback) and ran upgrade. No errors reported. The gnome interface for updates now shows up-to-date status. As far as I can tell, the problem is resolved for me.
Thanks, Jan Garmany -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1701085 Title: package linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1701085/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs