[Bug 1780913] Re: package grub-efi-amd64 2.02-2ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 128

[Phillip Susi]

This looks like breakage in debconf:

Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66, <GEN0> line 10.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67, <GEN0> line 10.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68, <GEN0> line 10.
Use of uninitialized value in string eq at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 202, <GEN0> line 10.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66, <GEN0> line 10.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67, <GEN0> line 10.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68, <GEN0> line 10.
Use of uninitialized value $ret in string eq at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 212, <GEN0> line 10.
Use of uninitialized value $_[1] in join or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Stack.pm line 111, <GEN0> line 10.


** Also affects: debconf (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  package grub-efi-amd64 2.02-2ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade:
  installed grub-efi-amd64 package post-installation script subprocess
  returned error exit status 128

Status in debconf package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Maybe I discontinued the actual installation of grub.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: grub-efi-amd64 2.02-2ubuntu8.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-24.26-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Jul 10 15:13:27 2018
  ErrorMessage: installed grub-efi-amd64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 128
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-27 (408 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215)
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-24-generic root=UUID=91216df1-ea26-4117-af3a-2ba8790880fc ro quiet splash nouveau.runpm=0 vt.handoff=1
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
   apt  1.6.2
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Title: package grub-efi-amd64 2.02-2ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 128
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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