Bug#401865: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686: post-removal script returns error exit status 128
Package: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686
Version: 2.6.18-7
Severity: normal
I tried to completely remove the package (with --purge option) but the
configuration files remain. This problem is found on builds 6 and 7.
MICU:~# aptitude purge linux-image-2.6.18-3-686
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686{p}
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 50.8MB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
Writing extended state information... Done
(Reading database ... 117949 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 ...
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found:
/boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-2-686
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
The link /vmlinuz is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link vmlinuz
Unless you used the optional flag in lilo,
you may need to re-run your boot loader[lilo]
The link /initrd.img is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link initrd.img
Unless you used the optional flag in lilo,
you may need to re-run your boot loader[lilo]
Purging configuration files for linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 ...
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found:
/boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-2-686
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 (--purge):
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 128
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-686
Locale: LANG=ro_RO.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ro_RO.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 depends on:
ii coreutils 5.97-5 The GNU core utilities
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.8 Debian configuration management sy
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.85b tools for generating an initramfs
ii module-init-tools 3.3-pre3-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 recommends:
ii libc6-i686 2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i
-- debconf information:
shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.18-3-686:
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.18-3-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.18-3-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.18-3-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.18-3-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.18-3-686: false
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.18-3-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.18-3-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.18-3-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.18-3-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/abort-install-2.6.18-3-686:
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.18-3-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/initrd-2.6.18-3-686:
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.18-3-686:
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.18-3-686:
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.18-3-686:
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.18-3-686: true
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.18-3-686: false
linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.18-3-686:
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