Ubuntu 18.04 server upgrade failing

Question

I run an Ubuntu 18.04 server which I manage via SSH. After having initiated an apt update && apt upgrade this morning I forgot about it and the shell session ended when my laptop powered down. When I tried the update again I was initially told

Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/)

etc which I dealt with using the tips provided in this AU thread. However, that still did not allow me to proceed with a system update so I rebooted the server. Following the reboot I ran the upgrade again. This time round the system went a bit further but then came back with the messages

APT had planned for dpkg to do more than it reported back (0 vs 4). Affected packages: linux-image-4.15.0-24-generic:amd64

What can I do to fully recover from these issues?

That sounds worse than it probably is - try dpkg --configure -a; if that doesn't turn up any problems you're good to go. — Jos, Jul 03 '18 at 08:18
Please edit your question to add complete output of each command you try - edited summaries are much less helpful. — user535733, Jul 03 '18 at 12:53
Does this answer your question? How to fix unmet dependencies for udev:amd64 error on Ubuntu 18.04? — karel, May 26 '20 at 05:27

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 04 '18 at 05:59

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I've reported it as a bug here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1780020

answered Jul 04 '18 at 05:59

Martin Vysny

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