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I recently installed Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon 64-bit and am getting this error every time when I try to install software using the Software Manager. Sometimes, I just click OK and the particular software seems to still work but for some software, for example, filezilla, it does not seem to function properly. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
installArchives() failed: Selecting previously unselected package filezilla.
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Preparing to unpack .../filezilla_3.46.3-1build1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking filezilla (3.46.3-1build1) ...
Setting up filezilla (3.46.3-1build1) ...
Setting up linux-image-5.4.0-94-generic (5.4.0-94.106) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for linux-image-5.4.0-94-generic (5.4.0-94.106) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 5.4.0-94-generic
...done.
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-94-generic
I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/sdd6
I: (UUID=f0a6fe5f-514c-4e03-8a72-46d2a57f5397)
I: Set the RESUME variable to override this.
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub:
/usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: 1: /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Permission denied
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 126
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-5.4.0-94-generic (--configure):
installed linux-image-5.4.0-94-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-5.4.0-94-generic
Setting up linux-image-5.4.0-94-generic (5.4.0-94.106) ...
Processing triggers for linux-image-5.4.0-94-generic (5.4.0-94.106) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 5.4.0-94-generic
...done.
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-94-generic
I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/sdd6
I: (UUID=f0a6fe5f-514c-4e03-8a72-46d2a57f5397)
I: Set the RESUME variable to override this.
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mikeflan wrote: ⤴Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:40 am
Lets get the history established. You are now running LM 20.3:
Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una
But you installed LM 20.2 before that and then upgraded??
If your Software Manager ever worked correctly maybe a Timeshift is warranted.
I first installed 20.2 and got an error every time I tried to install software. VLC seems to still work but Filezilla does not. Yesterday, the Update Manager would lock up and would not close. I thought maybe 20.3 would work better, so I updated from 20.2 to 20.3 but still have the same errors. I previously have been using 18.2 for a few years without any issues. 18.2 also seemed faster. Thank you for your help.
I think I solved the problem. I found that my grup-probe file was empty so I copied and pasted the grup-probe file from LM 18.2 into the corresponding directory for LM 20.3. Now i don't get the error and am able to install software.