package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13.4 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Yin Chen]

these popped up when i upgraded from 10.4 to 12.4

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-58.88-generic 3.2.53
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-58-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jan 14 09:43:40 2014
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20120214.2)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13.4 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2014-01-14 (0 days ago)

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

Disk full:

Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-52-generic

gzip: stdout: No space left on device
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-52-generic with 1.
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):