Having issues with apt-get upgrade

Ves · 06-16-2017, 04:22 AM

Code:

root@DESKTOP-88LREVS:~# apt-get upgrade
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.
3 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 (0.130) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64 (4.9.30-1kali1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-kali4-amd64
mktemp: failed to create directory via template ‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX’: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-kali4-amd64 with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-amd64:
 linux-image-amd64 depends on linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64; however:
  Package linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-image-amd64 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.130) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-kali3-amd64
mktemp: failed to create directory via template ‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX’: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-kali3-amd64 with 1.
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64
 linux-image-amd64
 initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

can someone help me please.

hydrurga · 06-16-2017, 04:34 AM

Can you please paste the output from the following:

Code:

dpkg -l | grep -v '^.i'

uname -a

fatmac · 06-16-2017, 05:02 AM

Try, (after running apt-get update)

Code:

sudo apt-get -fix install

dejank · 06-16-2017, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatmac

Try, (after running apt-get update)

Code:

sudo apt-get -fix install

It is not apt-get -fix install, it is either apt-get -f install, or apt-get --fix-broken install.

Ves · 06-16-2017, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

Can you please paste the output from the following:

Code:

dpkg -l | grep -v '^.i'

uname -a

Code:

root@DESKTOP-88LREVS:~# dpkg -l | grep -v '^.i'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                                      Version                              Architecture Description
+++-=========================================-====================================-============-===========================================================================================================================================
iF  initramfs-tools                           0.130                                all          generic modular initramfs generator (automation)
iF  linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64             4.9.30-1kali1                        amd64        Linux 4.9 for 64-bit PCs
iU  linux-image-amd64                         4.9+80+kali1                         amd64        Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
rc  live-tools                                1:20151214+nmu1                      all          Live System Extra Components
rc  python-alembic                            0.8.8-2                              all          lightweight database migration tool for SQLAlchemy - Python 2.x
rc  python-pastescript                        1.7.5-4                              all          serving web applications, creating file layouts for Python packages
rc  resolvconf                                1.79                                 all          name server information handler
rc  user-setup                                1.67                                 all          Set up initial user and password
root@DESKTOP-88LREVS:~# 
root@DESKTOP-88LREVS:~# uname -a
Linux DESKTOP-88LREVS 4.9.0-kali3-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.18-1kali1 (2017-04-04) x86_64 GNU/Linux

hydrurga · 06-16-2017, 01:14 PM

Ok, thanks. So the first two packages in the list have only been half-configured, the third unpacked but not configured. They are connected to a new version of kernel. Did you notice any problems when you last updated your software, or was the power cut during the process? The five packages marked "rc" (residual configuration) are ones that have been removed but not purged - they can be removed by running sudo apt-get purge packagename, although I have to ask why you deleted resolvconf in the first place as it can be important.

You can either try running sudo apt-get -f install, as suggested above, or take a more manual approach and start with trying sudo apt-get --reinstall install initramfs-tools.

Ves · 06-16-2017, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

Ok, thanks. So the first two packages in the list have only been half-configured, the third unpacked but not configured. They are connected to a new version of kernel. Did you notice any problems when you last updated your software, or was the power cut during the process? The five packages marked "rc" (residual configuration) are ones that have been removed but not purged - they can be removed by running sudo apt-get autoremove, although I have to ask why you deleted resolvconf in the first place as it can be important.

You can either try running sudo apt-get -f install, as suggested above, or take a more manual approach and start with trying sudo apt-get --reinstall install initramfs-tools.

sudo apt-get autoremove:

Code:

root@DESKTOP-88LREVS:~# sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.130) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64 (4.9.30-1kali1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-kali4-amd64
mktemp: failed to create directory via template ‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX’: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-kali4-amd64 with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-amd64:
 linux-image-amd64 depends on linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64; however:
  Package linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-image-amd64 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.130) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-kali3-amd64
mktemp: failed to create directory via template ‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX’: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-kali3-amd64 with 1.
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64
 linux-image-amd64
 initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I don't really remember deleting it.

sudo apt-get -f install:

Code:

root@DESKTOP-88LREVS:~# sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.130) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64 (4.9.30-1kali1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-kali4-amd64
mktemp: failed to create directory via template ‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX’: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-kali4-amd64 with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-amd64:
 linux-image-amd64 depends on linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64; however:
  Package linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-image-amd64 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.130) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-kali3-amd64
mktemp: failed to create directory via template ‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX’: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-kali3-amd64 with 1.
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-4.9.0-kali4-amd64
 linux-image-amd64
 initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

sudo apt-get --reinstall install initramfs-tools:

Code:

root@DESKTOP-88LREVS:~# sudo apt-get --reinstall install initramfs-tools
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
E: Internal Error, No file name for initramfs-tools:amd64

hydrurga · 06-16-2017, 01:57 PM

Quote:

mktemp: failed to create directory via template ‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX’: No such file or directory

Can you check that the directory /var/tmp exists? Can you also check that you have sufficient space left in each of your mounted partitions.

Ves · 06-16-2017, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

Can you check that the directory /var/tmp exists? Can you also check that you have sufficient space left in each of your mounted partitions.

Code:

root@DESKTOP-88LREVS:~# /var/tmp
-bash: /var/tmp: No such file or directory

yes I have enough in each mounted partitions

hydrurga · 06-16-2017, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ves

Code:

root@DESKTOP-88LREVS:~# /var/tmp
-bash: /var/tmp: No such file or directory

That's the basic problem (although you illustrated it by trying to run the directory rather than use the ls command). Did you delete that directory at any point?

I'm not sure how Kali works specifically in this case, but you should create that directory with the following ownership and permissions (note the sticky bit):

Code:

drwxrwxrwt 19 root root 4096 Jun 16 13:11 /var/tmp

hydrurga · 06-16-2017, 02:37 PM

Oops, my original suggestion to use autoremove to remove the residual configurations was completely wrong and a sign of stupidity on my side (the problem with trying to do 3 things at once) - apologies. I've amended my original post accordingly.

You remove the residual configurations by sudo apt-get purge packagename, although in this case wait first until the main problem is resolved.

Ves · 06-16-2017, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrurga

That's the basic problem (although you illustrated it by trying to run the directory rather than use the ls command). Did you delete that directory at any point?

I'm not sure how Kali works specifically in this case, but you should create that directory with the following ownership and permissions (note the sticky bit):

Code:

drwxrwxrwt 19 root root 4096 Jun 16 13:11 /var/tmp

no i did not delete the ls directory.

Code:

root@DESKTOP-88LREVS:~# drwxrwxrwt 19 root root 4096 Jun 16 13:11 /var/tmp
-bash: drwxrwxrwt: command not found

Can you elaborate a little on what I should do?

hydrurga · 06-16-2017, 02:55 PM

Ves, I hope that it doesn't sound too off, particularly given my slip of the mind with autoremove

, but Kali Linux is not a distro for beginners to Linux. If you don't know how to do things like list a directory and create a directory then you're only going to endure pain using Kali.

Don't worry, you're far from being the only one. There has been an influx of late on Linux Questions of new Linux users using Kali, and struggling to do so. Some on here have attributed to it to a US television show that features the distro?

Can I suggest that you use a more newbie-friendly distro to start off with, say Mint or Ubuntu, and cut your teeth on that. It shouldn't take you too long, and once you've learned the basics, you can then move on to more complicated setups such as Kali.

The answer to your question, by the way, is mkdir and chmod. If you run man mkdir, then this shows you the different options you can use for mkdir - the same applies to using man command for most other commands.