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ubuntu software not opening after computer shut down

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Ivan Luna

i have a fresh install of ubuntu 20.04 i got the computer shut down and after that ubuntu software its not opening

ill tried sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade and got this

familia@familia-HP-Pavilion-11-x360-PC:~$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Hit:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease [114 kB]      
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease                         
Hit:4 http://gt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease                     
Get:5 http://gt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease [114 kB]
Get:6 http://gt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease [101 kB]
Get:7 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [24.5 kB]
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [58.1 kB]
Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/multiverse amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [2,468 B]
Get:10 http://gt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [282 kB]
Get:11 http://gt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [329 kB]
Get:12 http://gt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/multiverse amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [2,468 B]
Get:13 http://gt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [1,780 B]
Fetched 1,029 kB in 3s (307 kB/s)                                              
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
All packages are up to date.
Waiting for cache lock: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is heWaiting for cache lock: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is heWaiting for cache lock: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is heWaiting for cache lock: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by process 2381 (synaptic)      
Reading package lists... 0%                                                     Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6.6) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed initramfs-tools package post-inst
allation script (/var/lib/dpkg/info/initramfs-tools.postinst): Input/output erro
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dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned 
error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

any suggestions on how to fix it

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cn flag
vanadium
This was very likely an improper shutdown?
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lu flag
Ivan Luna
yes was an improper shutdown
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cn flag
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Specify this in your question (comments may not be read): use edit. There can be great damage when the shut down happens on a wrong split second.
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karel
Does this answer your question? [See terminal text. 'Waiting for cache lock' error. How to fix? I'm on Ubuntu 21.04](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1352416/see-terminal-text-waiting-for-cache-lock-error-how-to-fix-im-on-ubuntu-21)
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