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I've been using Ubuntu 18.04 since 2018. Almost all updates/upgrades have been performed from Software Updater. During the updates I get:

Setting up linux-firmware (1.173.19) ...  
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-112-generic
Fatal: open /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-76-generic: No such file or directory  
run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//runlilo exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing linux-firmware (--configure):
 installed linux-firmware post-installation script returned error exit status 1

And at the end:

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After restart (it is asked):

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Some weeks ago I started a new thread that ended in 58 posts without a solution. We tried to clean-remove old kernels but sudo apt-get full-upgrade always ends in:

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

It seems that something is invoking vmlinuz-4.15.0-76-generic, an old kernel. We couldn't find what it is.

Results of uname -a :

4.15.0-112-generic #113-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jul 9 23:41:39 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

sudo apt update     
Hit:1 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Get:2 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88,7 kB]
Get:3 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease [74,6 kB]
Hit:4 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease             
Get:5 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88,7 kB]  
Hit:6 http://linux.teamviewer.com/deb stable InRelease                         
Hit:7 https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable stable InRelease                      
Hit:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/hluk/copyq/ubuntu bionic InRelease              
Get:9 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages [1.032 kB]
Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mkusb/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease              
Get:11 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-updates/main i386 Packages [723 kB]
Get:12 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [295 kB]
Get:13 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-updates/restricted i386 Packages [11,0 kB]
Get:14 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [84,7 kB]
Get:15 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe amd64 Packages [1.097 kB]
Get:16 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe i386 Packages [1.027 kB]
Get:17 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [279 kB]
Get:18 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [19,2 kB]
Get:19 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [8.516 B]
Get:20 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [2.468 B]
Get:21 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-backports/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [9.288 B]
Get:22 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [46,0 kB]
Get:23 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-security/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [49,2 kB]
Get:24 http://repos.interior.edu.uy/ubuntu bionic-security/multiverse amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [2.464 B]
Fetched 4.938 kB in 5s (1.064 kB/s)                                   
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
All packages are up to date.
sudo apt upgrade    
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  libllvm9
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
8 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up linux-image-4.15.0-111-generic (4.15.0-111.112) ...
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.130ubuntu3.9) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up linux-image-4.15.0-112-generic (4.15.0-112.113) ...
Setting up linux-image-4.15.0-108-generic (4.15.0-108.109) ...
Setting up linux-firmware (1.173.19) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-112-generic
Fatal: open /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-76-generic: No such file or directory
run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//runlilo exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-firmware (--configure):
 installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic depends on linux-firmware; however:
  Package linux-firmware is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-image-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 4.15.0.112.100); however:
  Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-signed-generic:
 linux-signed-generic depends on linux-generic; however:
  Package linux-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-signed-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for linux-image-4.15.0-111-generic (4.15.0-111.112) ...
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                    No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                  /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
 * dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 4.15.0-111-generic

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...
applying patch Fix-build-for-4.4.patch...patching file hal/hal_btcoex.c
patching file hal/hal_com.c
patching file hal/hal_com_phycfg.c
patching file include/hal_com.h
patching file include/rtw_debug.h
patching file Makefile
patching file os_dep/linux/usb_intf.c


Building module:
cleaning build area...
'make' KVER=4.15.0-111-generic...(bad exit status: 2)
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/rtl8192eu-dkms.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.15.0-111-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/rtl8192eu/4.4/build/make.log for more information.
   ...done.
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-111-generic
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-runlilo:
Fatal: open /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-76-generic: No such file or directory
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-runlilo exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-4.15.0-111-generic (--configure):
 installed linux-image-4.15.0-111-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.130ubuntu3.9) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-112-generic
Fatal: open /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-76-generic: No such file or directory
run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//runlilo exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Processing triggers for linux-image-4.15.0-112-generic (4.15.0-112.113) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
 * dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 4.15.0-112-generic

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...
applying patch Fix-build-for-4.4.patch...patching file hal/hal_btcoex.c
patching file hal/hal_com.c
patching file hal/hal_com_phycfg.c
patching file include/hal_com.h
patching file include/rtw_debug.h
patching file Makefile
patching file os_dep/linux/usb_intf.c


Building module:
cleaning build area...
'make' KVER=4.15.0-112-generic...(bad exit status: 2)
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/rtl8192eu-dkms.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.15.0-112-generic (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/rtl8192eu/4.4/build/make.log for more information.
   ...done.
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-112-generic
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-runlilo:
Fatal: open /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-76-generic: No such file or directory
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-runlilo exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-4.15.0-112-generic (--configure):
 installed linux-image-4.15.0-112-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for linux-image-4.15.0-108-generic (4.15.0-108.109) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
 * dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 4.15.0-108-generic
Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 4.15.0-108-generic cannot be found.
Please install the linux-headers-4.15.0-108-generic package,
or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located
   ...done.
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-108-generic
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-runlilo:
Fatal: open /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-76-generic: No such file or directory
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-runlilo exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-4.15.0-108-generic (--configure):
 installed linux-image-4.15.0-108-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-firmware
 linux-image-generic
 linux-generic
 linux-signed-generic
 linux-image-4.15.0-111-generic
 initramfs-tools
 linux-image-4.15.0-112-generic
 linux-image-4.15.0-108-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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  • Hmmm. Bashing-om is a wise old bird. If he couldn't figure it out, then there is a distinct possibility that we might do no better.
    – user535733
    Aug 2, 2020 at 2:14
  • Looking thru your link on Ubuntu forums, I agree that you're not likely to get any further here. I suggest that you reinstall the OS if this problem is stopping you from using your PC effectively. I agree that you might have run out of space on /boot especially if you are not keeping up with updates and autoremoving old kernels and orphaned software
    – Nmath
    Aug 2, 2020 at 17:44
  • @Nmath Maybe there was a time when /boot ran out of space, I don't know. In this system I've been use System Update, not shell commands, until I started with checks as suggested in Ubuntu forums. I don't have problems using this system. Anyway someday I will perform an OS upgrade
    – dstonek
    Aug 2, 2020 at 18:03
  • I upgraded to 20-04 last year
    – dstonek
    Nov 27, 2021 at 17:53

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