Public bug reported: Package "initramfs-tools-core" provides "/usr/share/initramfs- tools/hooks/fixrtc" which runs during the update or regeneration of the initramfs and requires the file "/sbin/dumpe2fs" (available from "e2fsprogs") to be present, otherwise it fails and aborts the whole process, leading e.g. to an inconsistent package system.
The problem/cause seems to be that "initramfs-tools-core" package has no direct or indirect hard dependency on "e2fsprogs". I believe either the package dependency should be added, or the fixrtc hook script should be rewritten so that it just outputs a warning instead of aborting with a failure if missing "dumpe2fs" is not a critical problem. This issue seems to affect at least Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04. It has been brought to my attention at https://askubuntu.com/q/1148791/367990 ** Affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1831747 Title: fixrtc hook requires e2fsprogs package, but that is not a dependency To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1831747/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
