Failed to install kernal

[Pradeep Khileri]

zuck007@zuck007:~$ sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-lts-utopic xserver-xorg-lts-utopic libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-utopic libegl1-mesa-drivers-lts-utopic
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?
zuck007@zuck007:~$ ps -A | grep apt-get
zuck007@zuck007:~$ sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-lts-utopic xserver-xorg-lts-utopic libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-utopic libegl1-mesa-drivers-lts-utopic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
libegl1-mesa-drivers-lts-utopic is already the newest version.
libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-utopic is already the newest version.
libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-utopic set to manually installed.
linux-generic-lts-utopic is already the newest version.
xserver-xorg-lts-utopic is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  account-plugin-windows-live empathy-common folks-common gnome-contacts
  gstreamer0.10-nice gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-x
  gstreamer1.0-nice libaio1 libavahi-gobject0 libdbi-perl libfarstream-0.1-0
  libfarstream-0.2-2 libfolks-eds25 libfolks-telepathy25 libfolks25
  libgupnp-igd-1.0-4 libmeanwhile1 libmission-control-plugins0 libnice10
  liboxideqt-qmlplugin liboxideqtcore0 liboxideqtquick0 libpurple-bin
  libpurple0 libqt5webkit5-qmlwebkitplugin libtelepathy-farstream3
  libtelepathy-logger3 libterm-readkey-perl libufe-xidgetter0 libupstart1
  libzephyr4 linux-headers-3.16.0-30 linux-headers-3.16.0-30-generic
  linux-headers-3.16.0-34 linux-headers-3.16.0-34-generic
  linux-image-3.16.0-30-generic linux-image-3.16.0-34-generic
  linux-image-extra-3.16.0-30-generic linux-image-extra-3.16.0-34-generic
  linux-signed-image-3.16.0-34-generic mysql-client-core-5.5
  mysql-server-core-5.5 oxideqt-codecs qtdeclarative5-accounts-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-dialogs-plugin qtdeclarative5-privatewidgets-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-extras-browser-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-extras-browser-plugin-assets signon-plugin-password
  telepathy-gabble telepathy-haze telepathy-logger telepathy-mission-control-5
  telepathy-salut unity-webapps-qml
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
7 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Setting up linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic (3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
The link /initrd.img is a dangling linkto /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-37-generic
vmlinuz(/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-37-generic
) points to /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-37-generic
 (/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-37-generic) -- doing nothing at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic.postinst line 491.
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.16.0-37-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-37-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.16.0-37-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-37-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-37-generic
mktemp: failed to create file via template ‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs-FW_XXXXXX’: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-37-generic with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic.postinst line 1025.
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic:
 linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic depends on linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic-lts-utopic:
 linux-image-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic is not configured yet.
 linux-image-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-image-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic-lts-utopic:
 linux-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-image-generic-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.
                                                                 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
       lts-utopic (= 3.16.0.37.29); however:
  Package linux-image-generic-lts-utopic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-signed-image-3.16.0-37-generic:
 linux-signed-image-3.16.0-37-generic depends on linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic (= 3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1); however:
  Package linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic is not configured yet.
 linux-signed-image-3.16.0-37-generic depends on linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic (= 3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1); however:
  Package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-signed-image-3.16.0-37-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic:
 linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-signed-image-3.16.0-37-generic; however:
  Package linux-signed-image-3.16.0-37-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic:
 linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic (= 3.16.0.37.29); however:
  Package linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic
 linux-image-extra-3.16.0-37-generic
 linux-image-generic-lts-utopic
 linux-generic-lts-utopic
 linux-signed-image-3.16.0-37-generic
 linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic
 linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:0.220.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-36.48~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt9
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed May 13 20:06:22 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-17 (25 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: dist-upgrade
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

Looks like there was no /var/tmp or we were out of inodes when trying to make the initrd:

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-37-generic
mktemp: failed to create file via template ‘/var/tmp/mkinitramfs-FW_XXXXXX’: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-37-generic with 1.