root@admin:~# sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-base
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/17.8 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
/bin/sh: 1: /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure: not found
(Reading database ... 131488 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-base_4.5ubuntu9_all.deb ...
Unpacking linux-base (4.5ubuntu9) over (4.5ubuntu9) ...
Setting up linux-base (4.5ubuntu9) ...
Debconf frontend placeholder
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.142ubuntu25.4) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up linux-image-6.8.0-51-generic (6.8.0-51.52) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-6.8.0-51-generic.postinst: 50: linux-update-symlinks: not found
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-6.8.0-51-generic (--configure):
 installed linux-image-6.8.0-51-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-6.8.0-51-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-6.8.0-51-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-image-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 6.8.0-51.52); however:
  Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                    Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-4build2) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142ubuntu25.4) ...
/usr/sbin/update-initramfs: 187: linux-version: not found
/usr/sbin/update-initramfs: 191: linux-version: not found
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-6.8.0-51-generic
 linux-image-generic
 linux-generic
 initramfs-tools
needrestart is being skipped since dpkg has failed
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)