[Bug 2023745] Re: apt, dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-pc

Wed Jun 14 08:49:51 UTC 2023

As you can see in the output grub-common failed to install because the
service failed to restart which edits the /boot/grub/grubenv file. This
indicates the file is corrupted either due to a bug in grub we don't
know about, a hard reset during grub running which corrupted the disk
cache or something like that, or the drive is failing.

My suggestion is to perform a drive check and delete the file to solve
the issue.

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  apt, dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-pc

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  #sudo apt update output:

  Hit:1 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
  Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
  Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease
  Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease
  Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree... Done
  Reading state information... Done
  7 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.

  # sudo apt list --upgradable output:
  Listing... Done
  fwupd-signed/jammy-updates 1.51.1~22.04.1+1.4-0ubuntu0.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.51~22.04.1+1.2-3ubuntu0.2]
  fwupd/jammy-updates 1.7.9-1~22.04.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.7.9-1~22.04.1]
  gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock/jammy-updates,jammy-updates 72~ubuntu5.22.04.2.1 all [upgradable from: 72~ubuntu5.22.04.1]
  google-chrome-stable/stable 114.0.5735.133-1 amd64 [upgradable from: 114.0.5735.106-1]
  libfwupd2/jammy-updates 1.7.9-1~22.04.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.7.9-1~22.04.1]
  libfwupdplugin5/jammy-updates 1.7.9-1~22.04.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.7.9-1~22.04.1]
  ubuntu-drivers-common/jammy-updates 1:0.9.6.2~0.22.04.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:0.9.6.1]

  #sudo apt upgrade -y output:

  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree... Done
  Reading state information... Done
  Calculating upgrade... Done
  Get more security updates through Ubuntu Pro with 'esm-apps' enabled:
    imagemagick libopenexr25 libpostproc55 libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra
    libavcodec58 libmagickwand-6.q16-6 libavutil56 imagemagick-6.q16 libswscale5
    libmagickcore-6.q16-6 libswresample3 imagemagick-6-common libavformat58
    libavfilter7
  Learn more about Ubuntu Pro at https://ubuntu.com/pro
  The following packages have been kept back:
    gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock ubuntu-drivers-common
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    fwupd fwupd-signed google-chrome-stable libfwupd2 libfwupdplugin5
  5 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
  4 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 97.2 MB of archives.
  After this operation, 7,070 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Get:1 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 google-chrome-stable amd64 114.0.5735.133-1 [94.4 MB]
  Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 fwupd amd64 1.7.9-1~22.04.3 [2,562 kB]
  Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 libfwupdplugin5 amd64 1.7.9-1~22.04.3 [191 kB]
  Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 libfwupd2 amd64 1.7.9-1~22.04.3 [106 kB]
  Get:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 fwupd-signed amd64 1.51.1~22.04.1+1.4-0ubuntu0.1 [30.3 kB]
  Fetched 97.2 MB in 16s (6,117 kB/s)
  (Reading database ... 203257 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../google-chrome-stable_114.0.5735.133-1_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking google-chrome-stable (114.0.5735.133-1) over (114.0.5735.106-1) ...
  Preparing to unpack .../fwupd_1.7.9-1~22.04.3_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking fwupd (1.7.9-1~22.04.3) over (1.7.9-1~22.04.1) ...
  Preparing to unpack .../libfwupdplugin5_1.7.9-1~22.04.3_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking libfwupdplugin5:amd64 (1.7.9-1~22.04.3) over (1.7.9-1~22.04.1) ...
  Preparing to unpack .../libfwupd2_1.7.9-1~22.04.3_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking libfwupd2:amd64 (1.7.9-1~22.04.3) over (1.7.9-1~22.04.1) ...
  Preparing to unpack .../fwupd-signed_1.51.1~22.04.1+1.4-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking fwupd-signed (1.51.1~22.04.1+1.4-0ubuntu0.1) over (1.51~22.04.1+1.2-3u
  buntu0.2) ...
  Setting up google-chrome-stable (114.0.5735.133-1) ...
  Setting up libfwupd2:amd64 (1.7.9-1~22.04.3) ...
  Setting up fwupd-signed (1.51.1~22.04.1+1.4-0ubuntu0.1) ...
  Setting up grub-common (2.06-2ubuntu7.2) ...
  Could not execute systemctl:  at /usr/bin/deb-systemd-invoke line 142.
  update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling ba
  ck to defaults
  Job for grub-common.service failed because the control process exited with error
   code.
  See "systemctl status grub-common.service" and "journalctl -xeu grub-common.serv
  ice" for details.
  invoke-rc.d: initscript grub-common, action "restart" failed.
  × grub-common.service - Record successful boot for GRUB
       Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/grub-common.service; enabled; vendor pr
  eset: enabled)
       Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2023-06-14 12:43:46 IST; 11ms
  ago
      Process: 5081 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ] || rm -f /bo
  ot/grub/grubenv; mkdir -p /boot/grub (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
      Process: 5086 ExecStart=grub-editenv /boot/grub/grubenv unset recordfail (co
  de=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
     Main PID: 5086 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
          CPU: 8ms

  Jun 14 12:43:46 c1 systemd[1]: Starting Record successful boot for GRUB...
  Jun 14 12:43:46 c1 grub-editenv[5086]: grub-editenv: error: invalid environment
  block.
  Jun 14 12:43:46 c1 systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Main process exited, code=ex
  ited, status=1/FAILURE
  Jun 14 12:43:46 c1 systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Failed with result 'exit-cod
  e'.
  Jun 14 12:43:46 c1 systemd[1]: Failed to start Record successful boot for GRUB.
  dpkg: error processing package grub-common (--configure):
   installed grub-common package post-installation script subprocess returned erro
  r exit status 1
  Setting up libfwupdplugin5:amd64 (1.7.9-1~22.04.3) ...
  Setting up fwupd (1.7.9-1~22.04.3) ...
  fwupd-offline-update.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not sta
  rting it.
  fwupd-refresh.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting i
  t.
  fwupd.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub2-common:
   grub2-common depends on grub-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
    Package grub-common is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package grub2-common (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-pc-bin:
   grub-pc-bin depends on grub-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
    Package grub-common is not configured yet.

  No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup erro
  r from a previous failure.
                            No apport report written because the error message ind
  icates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                      dpkg: error processing packa
  ge grub-pc-bin (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-pc:
   grub-pc depends on grub-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
    Package grub-common is not configured yet.
   grub-pc depends on grub2-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
    Package grub2-common is not configured yet.
   grub-pc depends on grub-pc-bin (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
    Package grub-pc-bin is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package grub-pc (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                                Processing trigger
  s for mailcap (3.70+nmu1ubuntu1) ...
  Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1ubuntu3) ...
  Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
  Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu3) ...
  Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.35-0ubuntu3.1) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ...
  Processing triggers for dbus (1.12.20-2ubuntu4.1) ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   grub-common
   grub2-common
   grub-pc-bin
   grub-pc

  # sudo dpkg --configure -a output
  Setting up grub-common (2.06-2ubuntu7.2) ...
  Could not execute systemctl:  at /usr/bin/deb-systemd-invoke line 142.
  update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults
  Job for grub-common.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
  See "systemctl status grub-common.service" and "journalctl -xeu grub-common.service" for details.
  invoke-rc.d: initscript grub-common, action "restart" failed.
  × grub-common.service - Record successful boot for GRUB
       Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/grub-common.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
       Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2023-06-14 12:48:19 IST; 10ms ago
      Process: 7912 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ] || rm -f /boot/grub/grubenv; mkdir -p /boot/grub (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
      Process: 7914 ExecStart=grub-editenv /boot/grub/grubenv unset recordfail (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
     Main PID: 7914 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
          CPU: 7ms

  Jun 14 12:48:19 c1 systemd[1]: Starting Record successful boot for GRUB...
  Jun 14 12:48:19 c1 grub-editenv[7914]: grub-editenv: error: invalid environment block.
  Jun 14 12:48:19 c1 systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
  Jun 14 12:48:19 c1 systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
  Jun 14 12:48:19 c1 systemd[1]: Failed to start Record successful boot for GRUB.
  dpkg: error processing package grub-common (--configure):
   installed grub-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub2-common:
   grub2-common depends on grub-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
    Package grub-common is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package grub2-common (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-pc-bin:
   grub-pc-bin depends on grub-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
    Package grub-common is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package grub-pc-bin (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-pc:
   grub-pc depends on grub-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
    Package grub-common is not configured yet.
   grub-pc depends on grub2-common (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
    Package grub2-common is not configured yet.
   grub-pc depends on grub-pc-bin (= 2.06-2ubuntu7.2); however:
    Package grub-pc-bin is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package grub-pc (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   grub-common
   grub2-common
   grub-pc-bin
   grub-pc

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: apt 2.4.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-43.44~22.04.1-generic 5.19.17
  Uname: Linux 5.19.0-43-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Wed Jun 14 12:52:26 2023
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-05-04 (41 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20230223)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_IN
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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