debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (Dialog frontend requires a screen at least 13 lines tall and 31 columns wide.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
Setting up linux-firmware (20230629.gitee91452d-0ubuntu1+system76~1689594960~22.04~9d563bf) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic
cp: cannot stat '/lib/klibc-*.so': No such file or directory
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/klibc-utils failed with return 1.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic with 1.
dpkg: error processing package linux-firmware (--configure):
installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-firmware
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
This happens when trying to update things in apt in PopOS. Tell me if more info is needed. I hope I posted to the right community.>>>
OK, this is concerning. Try downloading the installer and installing it manually:
sudo apt download initramfs-tools sudo dpkg -i initramfs-tools.whatever.is.the.actual.name.debaapo@pop-os:~$ sudo dpkg -i initramfs-tools_0.140ubuntu13.2_all.deb (Reading database ... 292735 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack initramfs-tools_0.140ubuntu13.2_all.deb ... Unpacking initramfs-tools (0.140ubuntu13.2) over (0.140ubuntu13.2) ... Setting up initramfs-tools (0.140ubuntu13.2) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.140ubuntu13.2) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic cp: cannot stat '/lib/klibc-*.so': No such file or directory E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/klibc-utils failed with return 1. update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic with 1. dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--install): installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: initramfs-toolsYea the problem’s pretty bad it seems.
OK, so that did not trigger the reinstallation of the missing file. Try reinstalling
libklibc:sudo apt-get install --reinstall libklibcaapo@pop-os:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall libklibc Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 169 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/45.6 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up linux-firmware (20230629.gitee91452d-0ubuntu1+system76~1689594960~22.04~9d563bf) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic cp: cannot stat '/lib/klibc-*.so': No such file or directory E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/klibc-utils failed with return 1. update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic with 1. dpkg: error processing package linux-firmware (--configure): installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-firmware E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)Tried that already. The installation tries to run but the problem blocks it from running.
Try downloading the deb and installing it manually using
dpkg -i. Maybe that will allow it to skip this dependency.Thanks! That worked.
So glad to hear! This is probably my first ever attempt at helping a fellow stranger and actually getting to the solution!