@Joseph Salisbury No. That alone can _not_ solve the problem.
When starting the stick or the DVD, the option must be set before _and_ after the double dash: " forcepae -- forcepae" @Wesley Keener, execute this commands: sudo sed -i 's/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="forcepae"/g' /etc/default/grub sudo update-grub sudo reboot sudo apt-get -f install sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1740906 Title: package linux-image-4.13.0-21-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1740906/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs