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 2016 System.map-3.16.0-71-generic -rw------- 1 root root 6359472 Nov 17 2015 vmlinuz-3.16.0-55-generic -rw------- 1 root root 6360880 Dec 2 2015 vmlinuz-3.16.0-56-generic -rw------- 1 root root 6361776 Dec 17 2015 vmlinuz-3.16.0-57-generic -rw------- 1 root root 6364112 Jan 20 2016 vmlinuz-3.16.0-60-generic -rw------- 1 root root 6361856 Feb 26 2016 vmlinuz-3.16.0-62-generic -rw------- 1 root root 6364432 Mar 10 2016 vmlinuz-3.16.0-67-generic -rw------- 1 root root 6365328 Apr 6 2016 vmlinuz-3.16.0-70-generic -rw------- 1 root root 6376592 May 12 2016 vmlinuz-3.16.0-71-generic
It tries to remove linux-image-3.16.0-73 and linux-image-3.16.0-76 even I don't have them.
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 0-56-generic 0-57-generic 0-60-generic 0-62-generic 0-67-generic 0-70-generic 0-71-generic 3.16.0- 55-generic 3.16.0- 56-generic 3.16.0- 57-generic 3.16.0- 60-generic 3.16.0- 62-generic 3.16.0- 67-generic 3.16.0- 70-generic 3.16.0- 71-generic img-3.16. 0-55-generic img-3.16. 0-56-generic img-3.16. 0-57-generic img-3.16. 0-60-generic img-3.16. 0-62-generic img-3.16. 0-67-generic img-3.16. 0-70-generic img-3.16. 0-71-generic _multiboot. bin map-3.16. 0-55-generic map-3.16. 0-56-generic map-3.16. 0-57-generic map-3.16. 0-60-generic map-3.16. 0-62-generic map-3.16. 0-67-generic map-3.16. 0-70-generic map-3.16. 0-71-generic 3.16.0- 55-generic 3.16.0- 56-generic 3.16.0- 57-generic 3.16.0- 60-generic 3.16.0- 62-generic 3.16.0- 67-generic 3.16.0- 70-generic 3.16.0- 71-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1207863 Dec 2 2015 abi-3.16.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1207863 Dec 17 2015 abi-3.16.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1207806 Jan 20 2016 abi-3.16.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1207895 Feb 26 2016 abi-3.16.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1207960 Mar 10 2016 abi-3.16.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1208280 Apr 6 2016 abi-3.16.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1208553 May 12 2016 abi-3.16.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 Nov 17 2015 config-
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 Dec 2 2015 config-
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 Dec 17 2015 config-
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 Jan 20 2016 config-
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 Feb 26 2016 config-
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 Mar 10 2016 config-
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 Apr 6 2016 config-
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171832 May 12 2016 config-
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Aug 20 23:12 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20273671 Dec 7 2015 initrd.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20272605 Dec 18 2015 initrd.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20273721 Dec 22 2015 initrd.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20274736 Feb 26 2016 initrd.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20274434 Mar 6 2016 initrd.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20281508 Mar 29 2016 initrd.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20282111 Apr 18 2016 initrd.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20296847 May 11 2016 initrd.
-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+
-rw------- 1 root root 3517011 Nov 17 2015 System.
-rw------- 1 root root 3517268 Dec 2 2015 System.
-rw------- 1 root root 3517268 Dec 17 2015 System.
-rw------- 1 root root 3517575 Jan 20 2016 System.
-rw------- 1 root root 3517939 Feb 26 2016 System.
-rw------- 1 root root 3518178 Mar 10 2016 System.
-rw------- 1 root root 3518365 Apr 6 2016 System.
-rw------- 1 root root 3519833 May 12 2016 System.
-rw------- 1 root root 6359472 Nov 17 2015 vmlinuz-
-rw------- 1 root root 6360880 Dec 2 2015 vmlinuz-
-rw------- 1 root root 6361776 Dec 17 2015 vmlinuz-
-rw------- 1 root root 6364112 Jan 20 2016 vmlinuz-
-rw------- 1 root root 6361856 Feb 26 2016 vmlinuz-
-rw------- 1 root root 6364432 Mar 10 2016 vmlinuz-
-rw------- 1 root root 6365328 Apr 6 2016 vmlinuz-
-rw------- 1 root root 6376592 May 12 2016 vmlinuz-
It tries to remove linux-image- 3.16.0- 73 and linux-image- 3.16.0- 76 even I don't have them.