here are the errors I get: E: linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 E: linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 E: linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Then I uninstall ssh and openssh-server in the hopes that the reinstallation would fix it but now it won't rerinstall with synaptic. So I thought that perhaps apt-get from the command line would do it with the results at 'a'. I think it is hanging at the removal of the kernel packages. -a- bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ sudo apt-get install openssh-server ssh Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Suggested packages: rssh molly-guard openssh-blacklist openssh-blacklist-extra monkeysphere The following packages will be REMOVED: linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic The following NEW packages will be installed: openssh-server ssh 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 3 to remove and 1 not upgraded. 3 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/340 kB of archives. After this operation, 351 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 246438 files and directories currently installed.) Removing linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic ... Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.0.0-15-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-15-generic update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-15-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.0.0-15-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-15-generic /etc/default/grub: 1: GNU: not found run-parts: /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 127 Failed to process /etc/kernel/postrm.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic.postrm line 328. dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic (--remove): subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Removing linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic ... Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.0.0-16-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-16-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.0.0-16-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic /etc/default/grub: 1: GNU: not found run-parts: /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 127 Failed to process /etc/kernel/postrm.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic.postrm line 328. dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic (--remove): subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Removing linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic ... Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.0.0-17-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.0.0-17-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic /etc/default/grub: 1: GNU: not found run-parts: /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 127 Failed to process /etc/kernel/postrm.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic.postrm line 328. dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic (--remove): subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 12:32 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > for the past month (or so) whenever I apt-get something it runs through > everything and then as it is configuring it tells me there are some > packages it doesn't like. So tonight I figured I would do something about > it. So I go into a terminal and do 'apt-get update'. It does its thing and > then says there are problems and to run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to take > care of the problem. So I do and afterwards open synaptic up and try to > remove the programs that are being a pain. Synaptic does its thing and > removes one of the four programs that I'm having trouble with. So then I > close synaptic and try apt-get update again. apt completes the command > successfully so the next thing done is 'apt-get upgrade'. Those 3 pesky > programs! They will not go away. They do not let it complete the upgrade. > Well, they let it install everything but the removal is not completed. I > don't even know from whence they came. I don't think I d/l them. > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > The following packages will be REMOVED: > linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic > linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic > The following packages will be upgraded: > ca-certificates-java > 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > 3 not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 8,398 B of archives. > After this operation, 351 MB disk space will be freed. > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? > Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main > ca-certificates-java all 20110912ubuntu3.1 [8,398 B] > Fetched 8,398 B in 0s (10.4 kB/s) > (Reading database ... 248386 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic ... > Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . > run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.0.0-15-generic > /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-15-generic > update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-15-generic > run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.0.0-15-generic > /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-15-generic > /etc/default/grub: 1: GNU: not found > run-parts: /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 127 > Failed to process /etc/kernel/postrm.d at > /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic.postrm line 328. > dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic (--remove): > subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 > Removing linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic ... > Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . > run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.0.0-16-generic > /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic > update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-16-generic > run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.0.0-16-generic > /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic > /etc/default/grub: 1: GNU: not found > run-parts: /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 127 > Failed to process /etc/kernel/postrm.d at > /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic.postrm line 328. > dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic (--remove): > subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 > Removing linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic ... > Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . > run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.0.0-17-generic > /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic > update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic > run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.0.0-17-generic > /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic > /etc/default/grub: 1: GNU: not found > run-parts: /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 127 > Failed to process /etc/kernel/postrm.d at > /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic.postrm line 328. > dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic (--remove): > subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic > linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic > linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ uname -a > Linux Michaels-PC 3.0.0-14-generic #23-Ubuntu SMP Mon Nov 21 20:34:47 UTC > 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ > > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: