Bug#1034420: grub-efi-amd64: Package update fails with error: installation script subprocess returned error exit status 128

[Steve McIntyre]

Hi!

On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 09:23:03PM +0200, Andrea Palazzi wrote:
>Package: grub-efi-amd64
>Version: 2.06-8
>Severity: important
>X-Debbugs-Cc: palazziandrea at yahoo.it
>
>Dear Maintainer,
>   * What led up to the situation?
>updating the system with apt update && apt upgrade
>
>   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>     ineffective)?
>apt-update && apt-upgrade
>
>   * What was the outcome of this action?
>Setting up grub-efi-amd64 (2.06-8) ...
>dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64 (--configure):
> installed grub-efi-amd64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 128
>dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-efi:
> grub-efi depends on grub-efi-amd64 (= 2.06-8); however:
>  Package grub-efi-amd64 is not configured yet.
>
>dpkg: error processing package grub-efi (--configure):
> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
>Errors were encountered while processing:
> grub-efi-amd64
> grub-efi
>E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

There's not a lot to see here so far. What happens if you run:

  "sudo grub-install -v"

by hand please?

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Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.                                steve at einval.com
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