[fixed]Kernel 4.8.1 config error in latest DU

[krisbee]

Did a DU late night ( maybe not the best time to try this) and got this error as shown in /var/log/apt/term.log:

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Setting up debhelper (10.2.2) ...
Setting up console-setup (1.151) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-siduction-amd64:
linux-image-siduction-amd64 depends on linux-image-4.8.1-towo.1-siduction-amd64 (= 4.8-2); however:
  Package linux-image-4.8.1-towo.1-siduction-amd64 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-image-siduction-amd64 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up libnotify4:amd64 (0.7.7-1) ...


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Setting up linux-headers-4.8.1-towo.1-siduction-amd64 (4.8-2) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 4.8.1-towo.1-siduction-amd64
Setting up iptables (1.6.0-4) ...


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update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.7.6-towo.2-siduction-amd64
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.12-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-4.8.1-towo.1-siduction-amd64
linux-image-siduction-amd64
Log ended: 2016-10-14  22:34:14


So before I do anything stupid, what's up?

[ayla]

Hi,

I don't know what's the reason but

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apt-get -f install
fixes it.

greets
ayla

[krisbee]

Thanks. Thought it was worth asking before I did that, and yes the new kernel will install.  If it's of use, this is part of  the messages as the process completes:

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Setting up linux-image-4.8.1-towo.1-siduction-amd64 (4.8-2) ...
vmlinuz(/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.1-towo.1-siduction-amd64
) points to /boot/vmlinuz-4.8.1-towo.1-siduction-amd64
(/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.1-towo.1-siduction-amd64) -- doing nothing at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-4.8.1-towo.1-siduction-amd64.postinst line 263, <STDIN> line 2.
The link /initrd.img is a dangling linkto /boot/initrd.img-4.8.1-towo.1-siduction-amd64
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.8.1-towo.1-siduction-amd64
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub:
Generating grub configuration file ...