Error when updating or installing anything (linux-image-5.15.0-72-generic)

[Frankooseb]

I'm getting this error that won't let me install or update anything on my system, I've already tried doing a sudo
apt --fix-broken install
or with
sudo apt install --reinstall linux-image-5.15.0-72-generic
and in both I got the same error with linux-image-5.15.0-72-generic

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sudo apt upgrade
Reading list of packages... Done
Creating dependency tree... Done
Reading status information... Done
Calculating update... Done
The packages listed below were installed automatically and are no longer needed.
  innoextract libboost-program-options1.74.0 python3-usb
Use "sudo apt autoremove" to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 new will be installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not installed at all or removed.
0 B of additional disk space will be used after this operation.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Configuring linux-image-5.15.0-72-generic (5.15.0-72.79) ...
Processing triggers for linux-image-5.15.0-72-generic (5.15.0-72.79) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
run-parts: failed to exec /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms: No such file or directory
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing linux-image-5.15.0-72-generic package (--configure):
 the installed subprocess linux-image-5.15.0-72-generic package post-insta script
llation returned the error exit code 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-5.15.0-72-generic

❯

[sleeper12]

Try this & post any errors:

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sudo dpkg --configure -a

[Frankooseb]

still does not work for me

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❯ sudo dpkg --configure -a
❯ sudo apt upgrade
Reading list of packages... Done
Creating dependency tree... Done
Reading status information... Done
Calculating update... Done
The following packages have been retained:
  gnome-session-canberra libcanberra-gtk3-0 libcanberra-gtk3-module
  libcanberra-pulse libcanberra0
0 updated, 0 new to be installed, 0 to be removed and 5 not updated.
1 not completely installed or removed.
0 B of additional disk space will be used after this operation.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Configuring linux-image-5.15.0-72-generic (5.15.0-72.79) ...
Processing triggers for linux-image-5.15.0-72-generic (5.15.0-72.79) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
run-parts: failed to exec /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms: No such file or directory
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing linux-image-5.15.0-72-generic package (--configure):
 the installed subprocess linux-image-5.15.0-72-generic package post-insta script
llation returned the error exit code 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-5.15.0-72-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[sleeper12]

Best I can offer for now is ignore the update. Right click on it and select 'ignore the current update for this package'.

[linux-rox]

How long ago did you install? Did you set up Timeshift? Either reinstalling or restoring with Timeshift might be the simplest solution.

[SMG]

I'm getting this error that won't let me install or update anything on my system, I've already tried doing a sudo

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