autoremove fails [Solved]

[brad]

Hi everyone,

I check the logs and I do not see or done anything lately. What should also check?

Thanks!

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apt autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  linux-image-5.10.0-11-amd64 linux-image-5.10.0-15-amd64 linux-image-5.10.0-16-amd64
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
6 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 906 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  linux-image-5.10.0-11-amd64 linux-image-5.10.0-15-amd64 linux-image-5.10.0-16-amd64
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
6 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 906 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
(Reading database ... 405801 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-5.10.0-11-amd64 (5.10.92-2) ...
/etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-11-amd64
/etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub:
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found theme: /boot/grub/themes/linen/theme.txt
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-19-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-17-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-17-amd64
error: syntax error.
error: Incorrect command.
error: syntax error.
Syntax error at line 355
Syntax errors are detected in generated GRUB config file.
Ensure that there are no errors in /etc/default/grub
and /etc/grub.d/* files or please file a bug report with
/boot/grub/grub.cfg.new file attached.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-5.10.0-11-amd64 (--remove):
 installed linux-image-5.10.0-11-amd64 package post-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-5.10.0-11-amd64
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
Please wait, creating menu file - stored in /home/brad/.fluxbox/submenus/full_menu ...
Menu file created and ready to be used
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Eadwine Rose]

Please copy your quick system info in a reply. Run it from the menu, paste in a reply, don't edit the output. Thanks!

[dolphin_oracle]

posting your /etc/default/grub file would be good to0. the package removal fails when trying to update-grub, due to some syntax error in a grub file, potentially a file under /etc/grub.d

if you've used a tool like grub-customizer, please inform as well.

there should alse be a /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new generated. you should post that too.

[brad]

Please copy your quick system info in a reply. Run it from the menu, paste in a reply, don't edit the output. Thanks!

thanks!

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inxi -F
System:    Host: mx-linux Kernel: 5.10.0-19-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Console: tty pts/3 Distro: MX-21.2.1_x64 Bullseye  2021 
Machine:   Type: Laptop System: SAMSUNG product: N150P/N210P/N220P v: N/A serial: ZRFE93LZ501463 
           Mobo: SAMSUNG model: N150P/N210P/N220P serial: 123490EN400015 BIOS: Phoenix v: 01KY.M008.20100430.RHU 
           date: 04/30/2010 
Battery:   ID-1: BAT1 charge: 8.6 Wh (79.6%) condition: 10.8/47.5 Wh (22.7%) volts: 10.4 min: 10.8 
CPU:       Info: Single Core model: Intel Atom N450 bits: 64 type: MT cache: L2: 512 KiB 
           Speed: 1650 MHz min/max: 1000/1667 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1650 2: 1649 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel 
           Device-2: Z-Star Micro Webcam type: USB driver: uvcvideo 
           Display: server: X.org 1.20.11 driver: loaded: intel tty: 134x34 
           Message: Advanced graphics data unavailable in console for root. 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel 
           Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.10.0-19-amd64 running: yes 
           Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: yes 
Network:   Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter driver: ath9k 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: b4:82:fe:e4:de:a5 
           Device-2: Marvell 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet driver: sky2 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:24:54:a0:35:14 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 232.89 GiB used: 9.76 GiB (4.2%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: HM250HI size: 232.89 GiB 
Partition: ID-1: / size: 18.93 GiB used: 9.76 GiB (51.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5 
Swap:      ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 1.95 GiB used: 1.8 MiB (0.1%) dev: /dev/sda4 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 54.0 C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Info:      Processes: 170 Uptime: 17m Memory: 966.2 MiB used: 466.5 MiB (48.3%) Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Shell: Bash 
           inxi: 3.3.06 

[brad]

posting your /etc/default/grub file would be good to0. the package removal fails when trying to update-grub, due to some syntax error in a grub file, potentially a file under /etc/grub.d

if you've used a tool like grub-customizer, please inform as well.

there should alse be a /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new generated. you should post that too.

I may had used grub-customizer in the past. This is a multi-boot machine and MX worked along fine with the others until a couple of months ago.

AFAIK, I do not see anything suspicious in /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new

This is /etc/default/grub:

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/# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
# For full documentation of the options in this file, see:
#   info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'

GRUB_DEFAULT=""
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="$(unset PRETTY_NAME; (. /etc/lsb-release; echo ${PRETTY_NAME:?}) 2>/dev/null || echo Debian)"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

# Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs
# This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains
# the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...)
#GRUB_BADRAM="0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef"

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
#GRUB_TERMINAL=console

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
#GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768

# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true"

# Uncomment to get a beep at grub start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"

GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false
#export GRUB_MENU_PICTURE="/usr/share/backgrounds/MXLinux/grub/linen-gradientblu-grub.png"
#export GRUB_MENU_PICTURE="/usr/share/backgrounds/MX18ALPHAWALL.png"

#GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub/themes/linen/theme.txt"

[Eadwine Rose]

Thanks for pasting the QSI, please post the FULL output as requested, you edited the output. Thanks.

[brad]

Thanks for pasting the QSI, please post the FULL output as requested, you edited the output. Thanks.

I did not edit the inxi -F output, I do not understand what you mean. Thanks!

[Huckleberry Finn]

@brad : Just this please: Menu => "Quick System Info"

( not inxi ... etc. (long story) )

[Eadwine Rose]

"Please copy your quick system info in a reply. Run it from the menu, paste in a reply, don't edit the output. Thanks!"

[Huckleberry Finn]

... And, can you change it to this?

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GRUB_DEFAULT="0"

or

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GRUB_DEFAULT=0

(... from ="" )


Also remove the slash at the very beginning:

/# If you change this file, ...