this@this:~$ sudo apt-get -f install linux
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  linux-headers-3.5.0-17 linux-headers-3.5.0-17-generic
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  linux
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
7 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 1,688 B of archives.
After this operation, 32.8 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-security/main linux amd64 3.5.0.21.27 [1,688 B]
Fetched 1,688 B in 0s (4,223 B/s)
Selecting previously unselected package linux.
(Reading database ... 192007 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux (from .../linux_3.5.0.21.27_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up linux-image-3.5.0-21-generic (3.5.0-21.32) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs is disabled since running on read-only media
The link /initrd.img is a dangling linkto /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-21-generic
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.5.0-21-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-21-generic
update-initramfs is disabled since running on read-only media
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.5.0-21-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-21-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.5.0-21-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-21-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.5.0-21-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-21-generic
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: failed to get canonical path of /cow.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.5.0-21-generic.postinst line 1010.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.5.0-21-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-extra-3.5.0-21-generic:
 linux-image-extra-3.5.0-21-generic depends on linux-image-3.5.0-21-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-3.5.0-21-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing linux-image-extra-3.5.0-21-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-3.5.0-21-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-3.5.0-21-generic is not configured yet.
 linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-extra-3.5.0-21-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-extra-3.5.0-21-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-geNo apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                         No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                       No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
     No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                                   No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                 No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                               No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
             No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                                           neric:
 linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-signed-image-3.5.0-21-generic:
 linux-signed-image-3.5.0-21-generic depends on linux-image-3.5.0-21-generic (>= 3.5.0-21.32); however:
  Package linux-image-3.5.0-21-generic is not configured yet.
 linux-signed-image-3.5.0-21-generic depends on linux-image-extra-3.5.0-21-generic (>= 3.5.0-21.32); however:
  Package linux-image-extra-3.5.0-21-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing linux-signed-image-3.5.0-21-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-signed-image-generic:
 linux-signed-image-generic depends on linux-signed-image-3.5.0-21-generic; however:
  Package linux-signed-image-3.5.0-21-generic is not configured yet.

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

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

dpkg: error processing linux (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-3.5.0-21-generic
 linux-image-extra-3.5.0-21-generic
 linux-image-generic
 linux-generic
 linux-signed-image-3.5.0-21-generic
 linux-signed-image-generic
 linux-signed-generic
 linux
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)