Ubuntu does not clean out old kernel module files (in /lib/modules) when old kernels are removed
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Bug Description
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5.19.0-23-generic 5.19.0-28-generic 5.19.0-29-generic 5.19.0-31-generic
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grub System.
initrd.img vmlinuz
initrd.
initrd.
initrd.img.old vmlinuz.old
memtest86+.bin
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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.10
Package: apt 2.5.3
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Uname: Linux 5.19.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.23.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
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CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Feb 14 16:23:49 2023
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-11-28 (77 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu" - Release amd64 (20221020)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
This is reproducible on both Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 Server, on both AMD64 and ARM64 (Raspberry Pi).
For AMD64 (Intel):
$ ls -l /lib/modules/ 5.4.0-xx- generic builtin. alias.bin builtin. modinfo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 143K 2022-04-28 18:36 modules.alias
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 154K 2022-04-28 18:36 modules.alias.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 8.0K 2022-04-08 10:44 modules.builtin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 25K 2022-04-28 18:36 modules.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 11K 2022-04-28 18:36 modules.builtin.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 63K 2022-04-08 10:44 modules.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 85K 2022-04-28 18:36 modules.dep
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 123K 2022-04-28 18:36 modules.dep.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 268 2022-04-28 18:36 modules.devname
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 215K 2022-04-08 10:44 modules.order
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 489 2022-04-28 18:36 modules.softdep
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 279K 2022-04-28 18:36 modules.symbols
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 326K 2022-04-28 18:36 modules.symbols.bin
For ARM64 (RasPi):
$ ls -l /lib/modules/ 5.4.0-xxxx- raspi builtin. alias.bin builtin. modinfo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 859K 2022-04-25 17:31 modules.alias
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 893K 2022-04-25 17:31 modules.alias.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 11K 2022-04-04 13:33 modules.builtin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 27K 2022-04-25 17:31 modules.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 14K 2022-04-25 17:31 modules.builtin.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 84K 2022-04-04 13:33 modules.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 399K 2022-04-25 17:31 modules.dep
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 548K 2022-04-25 17:31 modules.dep.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 250 2022-04-25 17:31 modules.devname
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 209K 2022-04-04 13:33 modules.order
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 950 2022-04-25 17:31 modules.softdep
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 354K 2022-04-25 17:31 modules.symbols
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 425K 2022-04-25 17:31 modules.symbols.bin