Bug#527360: initramfs-tools fails to complete installation with error

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

reassign 527360 libmtp8
stop

On Thu, May 07, 2009 at 09:44:43AM +0100, Ben Whyte wrote:
> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.93.2
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> 
> While updating initramfs-tools today I recieved an error from dpkg informing me that installation had failed.
> 
> On running the suggested dpkg --configure -a this is what I recieved
> 
>  sudo dpkg --configure -a
> Setting up initramfs-tools (0.93.2) ...
> update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
> Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.29-1-686-bigmem
> cpio: ./etc/udev/rules.d/libmtp8.rules: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
> update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.29-1-686-bigmem
> dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

how about if you read the output you paste in here?
there are already 2 bugs filed against the owner of aboves dangling
link.


thanks for reasearching a bit next time, aka (dpkg -S libmtp8.rules
might help to see which package is the culprit)