Problem with kernel update

[pnunn]

Just installing the latest updates and I'm getting the following errors.

Setting up linux-image-3.2.0-24-generic (3.2.0-24.39) ...
Running depmod.
Failed to symbolic-link /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-24-generic to initrd.img: File exists
dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.2.0-24-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17
Setting up openssl (1.0.1-4ubuntu5.2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-3.2.0-24-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Any ideas? Can I reboot or is it going to kill me?

Peter.

[SecretCode]

If you have earlier kernels installed (3.2.0-n where n is less than 24) then at the worst you would be able to select one of them from GRUB when booting.

sudo apt-get install -f

may fix the situation, if it was due to an earlier error within apt causing a broken dependency. I can't see what other reason this could have.

[pnunn]

Seems to be booting OK on the correct Kernel, but I'm still getting the error. install -f didn't make any difference.

[SecretCode]

Looks like your problem matches linux - Failed to symbolic-link /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-24-generic to initrd.img: File exists - Super User and Bug #1002388 “package linux-image-3.2.0-24-generic 3.2.0-24.38 f...” : Bugs : “linux” package : Ubuntu - the latter bug has quite a lot of details. Comment #15 seems to have the fix:

$ sudo rm /initrd.img
$ sudo rm /usr/sbin/update-initramfs
$ sudo dpkg-divert --rename --remove /usr/sbin/update-initramfs
$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-image-3.2.0-24-generic

[pnunn]

Thankyou SecretCode. I didn't think of the Ubuntu forums, will in the future. Certainly seems to have sorted out the issue.

Thanks again.

Peter.