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    Problem with updates

    Hi, can anyone help with this problem. Every update this comes up.

    initramfs-tools
    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1


    Kind regards - Michael
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    #2
    We would need more lines of the output you see when this happens. It could be nothing, but without seeing what was going on before, we can't really know.


    A couple of places that could cause this are a full /boot or root partition, or a script in one package didn't run properly run, and the initramfs-tools could not run.

    You can try cleaning things up and finish running any config scripts that did not run:

    Code:
    sudo apt-get autoremove
    This will clean up some things, especially older kernels that put files in /boot (and is what initramfs-tools is re-configuring when new ones are installed/removed). It will automatically keep the 2 most recent kernels, so you are safe to follow the suggestions it gives, unless it wants to remove a huge number of packages, or obvious desktop-related stuff.

    Code:
    sudo dpkg --configure -a
    This will run any scripts in packages that did not run successfully

    then, to be safe:

    Code:
    sudo apt-get -f install
    which will install any missing packages that did not install for some reason

    then a normal package and system update

    Code:
    sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

    But more of the terminal output would be helpful --assuming this is where you are seeing this (you did not say)
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      Hi, thanks for your prompt reply, this occurs after an update. Not a terminal notice.
      I tried sudo apt-get autoremove a couple of days ago which left me with 2 kernels the lasted one 13----46 where the mouse doesn't work and the older one which I'm using 13----40
      I'm pretty sure this problem occured when I booted up with a faulty android phone was plugged in.
      sudo apt-get autoremove
      michael@michael-H61H2-M17:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
      [sudo] password for michael:
      Reading package lists... Done
      Building dependency tree
      Reading state information... Done
      0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
      1 not fully installed or removed.
      After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
      Setting up initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...
      update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
      Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...
      update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-45-generic
      /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//zz-flash-touch-initrd: 9: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//zz-flash-touch-initrd: /usr/sbin/flash-touch-initrd: not found
      run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//zz-flash-touch-initrd exited with return code 127
      dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
      subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
      Errors were encountered while processing:
      initramfs-tools
      E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
      michael@michael-H61H2-M17:~$

      michael@michael-H61H2-M17:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
      Setting up initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...
      update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
      Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...
      update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-45-generic
      /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//zz-flash-touch-initrd: 9: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//zz-flash-touch-initrd: /usr/sbin/flash-touch-initrd: not found
      run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//zz-flash-touch-initrd exited with return code 127
      dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
      subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
      Errors were encountered while processing:
      initramfs-tools
      michael@michael-H61H2-M17:~$

      michael@michael-H61H2-M17:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
      Reading package lists... Done
      Building dependency tree
      Reading state information... Done
      0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
      1 not fully installed or removed.
      After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
      Setting up initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...
      update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
      Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...
      update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-45-generic
      /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//zz-flash-touch-initrd: 9: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//zz-flash-touch-initrd: /usr/sbin/flash-touch-initrd: not found
      run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//zz-flash-touch-initrd exited with return code 127
      dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
      subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
      Errors were encountered while processing:
      initramfs-tools
      E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
      michael@michael-H61H2-M17:~$

      michael@michael-H61H2-M17:~$ sudo apt-get update
      Ign http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
      Ign http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates InRelease
      Ign http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports InRelease
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates Release.gpg
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports Release.gpg
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates Release
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports Release
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Sources
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Sources
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Sources
      Ign http://archive.canonical.com trusty InRelease
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main i386 Packages
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted i386 Packages
      Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe i386 Packages
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse i386 Packages
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_AU
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en
      Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty Release.gpg
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en_AU
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en
      Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en_AU
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en_AU
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Sources
      Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty Release
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Sources
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Sources
      Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Sources
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main i386 Packages
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted i386 Packages
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe i386 Packages
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse i386 Packages
      Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner Sources
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Translation-en
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Translation-en
      Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Translation-en
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Translation-en
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Sources
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Sources
      Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner i386 Packages
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Sources
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Sources
      Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main i386 Packages
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main i386 Packages
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted i386 Packages
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe i386 Packages
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse i386 Packages
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Translation-en
      Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner Translation-en
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Translation-en
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Translation-en
      Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Translation-en
      Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_AU
      Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en
      Ign http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security InRelease
      Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security Release.gpg [933 B]
      Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security Release [62.0 kB]
      Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Sources [71.5 kB]
      Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Sources [2,061 B]
      Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Sources [17.9 kB]
      Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Sources [1,896 B]
      Get:7 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main i386 Packages [210 kB]
      Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted i386 Packages [8,846 B]
      Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe i386 Packages [87.7 kB]
      Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse i386 Packages [3,624 B]
      Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Translation-en
      Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Translation-en
      Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Translation-en
      Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Translation-en
      Fetched 467 kB in 15s (30.2 kB/s)
      Reading package lists... Done
      michael@michael-H61H2-M17:~

      As I'm currenty on 1404 lts and wish to stay on this version is sudo apt-get dist-upgrade going to
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        #4
        As I'm currenty on 1404 lts and wish to stay on this version is sudo apt-get dist-upgrade going to
        No, dist-upgrade does not upgrade you to a new version of Kubuntu. it has the ability to install new packages that may be required, which includes kernels and parts of new KDE releases. regular "apt-get upgrade" will not install anything new that wasn't already present on your system. Package managers do the dist-upgrade version when they update things.


        Code:
        update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-45-generic
/etc/initramfs/post-update.d//[COLOR="#FF0000"][COLOR="#FF0000"][B]zz-flash-touch-initrd[/B][/COLOR][/COLOR]: 9: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//zz-flash-touch-initrd: /usr/sbin/flash-touch-initrd: not found
run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//zz-flash-touch-initrd exited with return code 127
        Now it looks like you have ubuntu-touch related things installed, this may be the part that is not able to complete. There are a small number oif bug reports reporting similar things from a few years ago; it looks to be breaking and interfering with normal initramfs-tools things.

        I would try uninstalling initramfs-tools-ubuntu-touch and see if things go back to normal.
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          Thanks for your help Claydoh,
          I stupidly uninstalled initramfs-tools and not initramfs-tools-ubuntu-touch and it removed kernels and so much other stuff it became unusable, so I downloaded on another computer 1404-02 so as to reload and start again. Maybe not a bad move.
          kind regards - Michael
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