# Updating on Trixie breaks installations

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**Category:** uConsole\
**Tags:** help\
**Created:** [September 13, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/updating-on-trixie-breaks-installations/23335 "2026-09-13T13:31:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![K1ttenface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eb9ed0/32.png) [@K1ttenface](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/K1ttenface)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/updating-on-trixie-breaks-installations/23335/1 "2026-09-13T13:31:22Z")

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Hi, I’m using a CM5 with the Hacker Gadgets NVME kit. I installed Rex’s Trixie image and the QMK firmware on an SD card, then copied it to the NVME drive, used it for a few hours installing/running different apps, everything seemed fine.

Problem is when i boot up again it prompts me to do updates and if i accept i get the message “Error installing packages - Error while installing the package: installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1”. After that it can no longer install any apps and gives a similar message, see example below when i try installing Gimp.

 ![1789305634330](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/3X/0/8/0875057fef67a77a3b3cdc2b8a92fc5e2fd7e0f9.jpeg)

I had a look online for errors relating to initramfs-tools and tried a load of solutions (eg. repairing it) but none of it worked.

I still have the SD card i initially installed it on so it’s essentially a snapshot from right after i did the initial setup. I’ve copied it back on to the NVME and that fixes the issue but it still prompts for updates and breaks the same way if i install them.

Do i have to just ignore the updates or is there a way to fix this?

Would i just be better starting from scratch?

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**Author:** ![t8923n](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/t8923n/32/16952_2.png) [@t8923n](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/t8923n)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/updating-on-trixie-breaks-installations/23335/2 "2026-09-13T14:36:00Z")

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if you search “initramfs-tools” in this forum you will get this [post where Rex explains both the cause and the fix](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-aio-board-package/17875/195).

> **[  
> Rex](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/rex)**
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> [Jun 2025](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hackergadgets-aio-board-package/17875/195 "Post date")
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> initramfs-tools has updated and raspberry pi doesn’t like building them for custom kernels so you need to change a config. normally my kernel updates fix it. You can issue this command to fix it.  
> `sudo sed -i '/^MODULES=dep/c\MODULES=most' "/etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf"`
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> Or you can reinstall the kernel  
> `sudo apt reinstall clockworkpi-kernel`
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> I need to put out a new image, they updated initramfs-tools right after I put out the last image.

I reinstalled one of my uConsoles today and can confirm that with the Debian image (kernel 7), running _sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade_ will initate the error.  
Then running:  
`sudo sed -i '/^MODULES=dep/c\MODULES=most' "/etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf"`

will fix the issue and allow apt upgrade to complete.

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**Author:** ![K1ttenface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eb9ed0/32.png) [@K1ttenface](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/K1ttenface)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/updating-on-trixie-breaks-installations/23335/3 "2026-09-13T18:51:26Z")

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Thanks, that sorted it. Is it somthing that needs repeating after every update or is it a permanent fix?

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**Author:** ![t8923n](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/t8923n/32/16952_2.png) [@t8923n](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/t8923n)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/updating-on-trixie-breaks-installations/23335/4 "2026-09-14T11:01:50Z")

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The fix is permanent as far as I understand. At-least I haven’t had a repeat of it on any of my devices 🙂