I get
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-5.4.0-100-generic (--remove):
installed linux-image-5.4.0-100-generic package post-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-5.4.0-100-generic
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
wen running sudo apt --fix-broken install
I am on Ubuntu 20.04
Edit
df -i
Filesystem Inodes IUsed IFree IUse% Mounted on
udev 1005233 655 1004578 1% /dev
tmpfs 1017091 1317 1015774 1% /run
/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-ubuntu--lv 13107200 304989 12802211 3% /
tmpfs 1017091 5 1017086 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs 1017091 6 1017085 1% /run/lock
tmpfs 1017091 18 1017073 1% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/loop2 10803 10803 0 100% /snap/core18/2128
/dev/loop3 10847 10847 0 100% /snap/core18/2284
/dev/loop5 11777 11777 0 100% /snap/core20/1328
/dev/loop6 1602 1602 0 100% /snap/lxd/21029
/dev/loop7 796 796 0 100% /snap/lxd/21835
/dev/sdb2 65536 16393 49143 26% /boot
tmpfs 1017091 81 1017010 1% /run/user/1000
/dev/sda1 122101760 250 122101510 1% /media/jeremie/Servarr2
/dev/loop10 12847 12847 0 100% /snap/core/12725
/dev/loop0 480 480 0 100% /snap/snapd/14978
/dev/loop1 11777 11777 0 100% /snap/core20/1361
df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev 3.9G 0 3.9G 0% /devtmpfs 795M 3.8M 791M 1%
/run/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-ubuntu--lv 196G 75G 112G 41% /
tmpfs 3.9G 4.0K 3.9G 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs 5.0M 4.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock
tmpfs 3.9G 0 3.9G 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/loop2 56M 56M 0 100% /snap/core18/2128
/dev/loop3 56M 56M 0 100% /snap/core18/2284
/dev/loop5 62M 62M 0 100% /snap/core20/1328
/dev/loop6 71M 71M 0 100% /snap/lxd/21029
/dev/loop7 68M 68M 0 100% /snap/lxd/21835
/dev/sdb2 976M 929M 0 100% /boot
tmpfs 795M 28K 795M 1% /run/user/1000
/dev/sda1 1.8T 160G 1.6T 10% /media/jeremie/Servarr2
/dev/loop10 111M 111M 0 100% /snap/core/12725
/dev/loop0 44M 44M 0 100% /snap/snapd/14978
/dev/loop1 62M 62M 0 100% /snap/core20/1361
dpkg -l | egrep -v '^ii|rc'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
+++-===========================================================-===========================================================-============-======================================================================================================
ic cloud-initramfs-dyn-netconf 0.45ubuntu2 all write a network interface file in /run for BOOTIF
ic cryptsetup-initramfs 2:2.2.2-3ubuntu2.4 all disk encryption support - initramfs integration
iF initramfs-tools 0.136ubuntu6.7 all generic modular initramfs generator (automation)
rH linux-image-5.4.0-100-generic 5.4.0-100.113 amd64 Signed kernel image generic
ic linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-100-generic 5.4.0-100.113 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
it man-db 2.9.1-1 amd64 tools for reading manual pages
ic overlayroot 0.45ubuntu2 all use an overlayfs on top of a read-only root filesystem
Edit 2
apt-mark showmanual | grep linux-'[g|i|m|h]' | egrep -v linux-generic | xargs sudo apt-mark auto
linux-image-5.4.0-100-generic set to automatically installed.linux-image-5.4.0-96-generic set to automatically installed.
linux-image-5.4.0-97-generic set to automatically installed.
linux-image-5.4.0-99-generic set to automatically installed.
linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-96-generic set to automatically installed.
linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-97-generic set to automatically installed.
linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-99-generic set to automatically installed.
sudo apt autoremove --purge
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
amd64-microcode* cryptsetup* cryptsetup-bin*
cryptsetup-run* i965-va-driver* intel-media-va-driver*
intel-microcode* iucode-tool* kodi-inputstream-adaptive*
kodi-inputstream-rtmp* kodi-peripheral-joystick*
libaacs0* libass9* libbdplus0* libbluray2* libcdio19*
libcec4* libcrossguid0* libdouble-conversion3*
libfstrcmp0* libigdgmm11* libiso9660-11* libmariadb3*
libmicrohttpd12* libnunit-cil-dev*
python3-pycryptodome* qt5-gtk-platformtheme*
qttranslations5-l10n* thermald* va-driver-all*
vdpau-driver-all*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 74 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 871 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 252533 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-5.4.0-100-generic (5.4.0-100.113) ...
/etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-100-generic/etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub:
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub'
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/init-select.cfg'
rm: cannot remove '/boot/grub/grub.cfg.new': Bad message
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-5.4.0-100-generic (--remove):
installed linux-image-5.4.0-100-generic package post-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-5.4.0-100-generic
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Edit 3
sudo rm -f /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new
[sudo] password for jeremie:
rm: cannot remove '/boot/grub/grub.cfg.new': Bad message
du -h --max-depth=2 /boot/
du: cannot read directory '/boot/lost+found': Permission denied
16K /boot/lost+found
du: cannot read directory '/boot/grub': Bad message
4.0K /boot/grub
315M /boot/
ls -al /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new
ls: cannot access '/boot/grub/grub.cfg.new': Bad message
Do you think that running "Boot Repair" on a USB stick is a good idea?
