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Symptom & Impact
grub and initramfs packages remain half-configured, risking boot instability.
Environment & Reproduction
Typically follows power loss or aborted apt transactions during upgrades.
Root Cause Analysis
dpkg database has incomplete configuration state for boot-critical packages.
Quick Triage
Identify pending package actions and check disk health quickly.
Step-by-Step Diagnosis
Attempt package reconfiguration and capture exact failing script output.
Solution – Primary Fix
Reinstall grub packages and regenerate grub.cfg cleanly.
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Solution – Alternative Approaches
Use recovery mode to chroot and repair grub from a rescue environment.
Verification & Acceptance Criteria
No bootloader packages remain broken and update-grub completes successfully.
Rollback Plan
Restore VM snapshot if boot sequence remains unreliable after repair.
Prevention & Hardening
Avoid forced shutdowns during package updates and keep boot partition healthy.
Related Errors & Cross-Refs
Related to dpkg was interrupted and post-install script returned error.
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References & Further Reading
Ubuntu 22.04 grub recovery and package repair references.
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