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.>>>
Have you wiped your
/lib/?Also please increase the window size of your terminal.
And use tripe backticks to paste terminal output/code. Makes it easier to read.
Example:
```
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+system76168959496022.04~9d563bf) … 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)
```
would result in
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+system76168959496022.04~9d563bf) … 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)Have you wiped your /lib/?
Intentionally or by mistake? Do you mean that if I would have wiped it that would result in apt not finding it? If you mean that then I haven’t intentionally at least. There is things there so it should be good. Also what do you mean by please increase the window size of your terminal?
debconf: (Dialog frontend requires a screen at least 13 lines tall and 31 columns wide.)
This suggests your terminal is too small for debconf output. Could be missing some important log output.
If your
/libis intact, then you might need to reinstallinitramfs-tools.Check if the missing file exits:
ls -la /lib/klibc-*.soIf it does - it could a permission issue.
dpkg-reconfigure initramfs-toolsmight fix it.If it doesn’t - try reinstalling
initramfs-tools:sudo apt-get install --reinstall initramfs-toolsThanks! Yea it seems like initramfs-tools is broken.
aapo@pop-os:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure initramfs-tools /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: initramfs-tools is broken or not fully installedaapo@pop-os:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall initramfs-tools 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. 55 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:amd64The problem is that apt can’t find the initramfs-tools file. I don’t think I have seen that error before.
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.
Porblem solved! I downloaded the libklibc package manually.
There’s also an another thread on the PopOS community.
