Bug#696771: E: linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Z <z.dowson@gmail.com>]

This is the output:

Setting up initramfs-tools (0.109) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64 (3.2.35-2) ...
Running depmod.
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms
3.2.0-4-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-amd64
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools
3.2.0-4-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-amd64
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-amd64
mktemp: failed to create directory via template
‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX’: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-amd64 with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return
code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d
at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64.postinst line 696,
<STDIN> line 2.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
status 2
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-amd64
mktemp: failed to create directory via template
‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX’: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-amd64 with 1.
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64
 initramfs-tools


No I don't mind if you put this on the bug log.

On Tue, 2013-01-01 at 11:14 -0800, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Z wrote:
> 
> > I am not out of disk space, I am using about 3% of the space on this
> > partition. However, I think there is a problem with partitioning -
> > screenshot attached. Debian is on the 189 extended partition, do you
> > think this could be causing the problem?
> 
> There is a complaint about alignment there, but I don't think it should
> affect building the initramfs.
> 
> >                                           I'm not sure if the image is
> > configured. I ran "dpkg-reconfigure initramfs-tools", and the output was
> > "/usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: initramfs-tools is broken or not fully
> > installed".
> 
> Good.  What is the output of "dpkg --configure -a"?
> 
> Do you mind if I forward this information to the bug log?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jonathan