[Bug 1607874] Re: package sysv-rc 2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[tuxayo]

Hi, I upgraded a Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04 and got many failed packages
configurations during the upgrade. It's likely due to this.

After the upgrade, *before rebooting*, I did

dpkg --configure --pending

remaining errors were on linux-* packages and initramsfs-tools, still
not rebooted.

I removed old packages from kernel 3.13 that where still here and caused
failures on microcode

dpkg --configure -a
issue with casper-memdisk

Removed it: https://askubuntu.com/questions/624519/upgrade-from-14-04-to-15-04-fails/635679#635679
sudo dpkg -P casper-memdisk


dpkg --configure -a
success

reboot, doesn't boot

grub => failsafe
in menu select => continue normal boot (actually that's not a normal boot, I guess things like nomodeset have been added)
boot success

To be continued: to be able to normally boot. But I hope that these
details can help someone else. (disclaimer: I might have done something
stupid ^^")

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Title:
  package sysv-rc 2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1

Status in sysvinit package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/sysv-
  rc.0.crash'

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: sysv-rc 2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-57.95-generic 3.13.11-ckt21
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-57-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jul 29 23:52:04 2016
  DuplicateSignature: package:sysv-rc:2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-18 (833 days ago)
  InstallationMedia:
   
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.0.1ubuntu2.14
  SourcePackage: sysvinit
  Title: package sysv-rc 2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-07-29 (0 days ago)

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