package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-55-generic 3.16.0-55.74~14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

[Michael]

hangs after login in

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-extra-3.16.0-55-generic 3.16.0-55.74~14.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-59.79~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt20
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-59-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
AptOrdering:
 linux-signed-image-3.16.0-55-generic: Purge
 linux-image-extra-3.16.0-55-generic: Purge
 linux-image-3.16.0-55-generic: Purge
 initramfs-tools: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 22 13:46:01 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-extra-3.16.0-55-generic:3.16.0-55.74~14.04.1:run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-19 (248 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.5
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-55-generic 3.16.0-55.74~14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

Full disk:

cp: error writing ‘/tmp/mkinitramfs_j6FKQB/lib/modules/3.16.0-55-generic/modules.builtin’: No space left on device
cp: failed to extend ‘/tmp/mkinitramfs_j6FKQB/lib/modules/3.16.0-55-generic/modules.builtin’: No space left on device
cp: error writing ‘/tmp/mkinitramfs_j6FKQB/lib/modules/3.16.0-55-generic/modules.order’: No space left on device
cp: failed to extend ‘/tmp/mkinitramfs_j6FKQB/lib/modules/3.16.0-55-generic/modules.order’: No space left on device

[cltien (cltien)]

My disk has lot of space available so it is caused by "No space left...":

/dev/sdb1 217G 32G 174G 16% /

Now I cannot update kernel, nor I cannot delete old ones. I have the followins in /lib/modules:

drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Nov 13 18:20 3.16.0-55-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Dec 18 2015 3.16.0-56-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Dec 22 2015 3.16.0-57-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Feb 7 2016 3.16.0-60-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Mar 6 2016 3.16.0-62-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Mar 20 2016 3.16.0-67-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Apr 18 2016 3.16.0-70-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Nov 13 18:19 3.16.0-71-generic

and followings in my /boot:

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1207789 Nov 17 2015 abi-3.16.0-55-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1207863 Dec 2 2015 abi-3.16.0-56-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1207863 Dec 17 2015 abi-3.16.0-57-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1207806 Jan 20 2016 abi-3.16.0-60-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1207895 Feb 26 2016 abi-3.16.0-62-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1207960 Mar 10 2016 abi-3.16.0-67-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1208280 Apr 6 2016 abi-3.16.0-70-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1208553 May 12 2016 abi-3.16.0-71-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 Nov 17 2015 config-3.16.0-55-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 Dec 2 2015 config-3.16.0-56-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 Dec 17 2015 config-3.16.0-57-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 Jan 20 2016 config-3.16.0-60-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 Feb 26 2016 config-3.16.0-62-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 Mar 10 2016 config-3.16.0-67-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 Apr 6 2016 config-3.16.0-70-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 May 12 2016 config-3.16.0-71-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Aug 20 23:12 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20273671 Dec 7 2015 initrd.img-3.16.0-55-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20272605 Dec 18 2015 initrd.img-3.16.0-56-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20273721 Dec 22 2015 initrd.img-3.16.0-57-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20274736 Feb 26 2016 initrd.img-3.16.0-60-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20274434 Mar 6 2016 initrd.img-3.16.0-62-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20281508 Mar 29 2016 initrd.img-3.16.0-67-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20282111 Apr 18 2016 initrd.img-3.16.0-70-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20296847 May 11 2016 initrd.img-3.16.0-71-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 176500 Mar 12 2014 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178176 Mar 12 2014 memtest86+.elf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178680 Mar 12 2014 memtest86+_multiboot.bin
-rw------- 1 root root 3517011 Nov 17 2015 System.map-3.16.0-55-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3517268 Dec 2 2015 System.map-3.16.0-56-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3517268 Dec 17 2015 System.map-3.16.0-57-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3517575 Jan 20 2016 System.map-3.16.0-60-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3517939 Feb 26 2016 System.map-3.16.0-62-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3518178 Mar 10 2016 System.map-3.16.0-67-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3518365 Apr 6 2016 System.map-3.16.0-70-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3519833 May 12...