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initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-5.4.0-62-generic 5.4.0-62.70 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

Bug #1911836 reported by Raphael Dumas on 2021-01-15

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #798414: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Possibly related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1911835

These just happened during the same update cycle.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-image-5.4.0-62-generic 5.4.0-62.70
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-60.67-generic 5.4.78
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-60-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Thu Jan 14 21:19:12 2021
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b9d6e51c-6ef1-4b05-916a-17aa1a75141c
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-02 (1657 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
MachineType: LENOVO 80K9
ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.4.0-60-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu26.7
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-5.4.0-62-generic 5.4.0-62.70 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-12-06 (39 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/21/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: Lenovo
dmi.bios.version: A9CN61WW
dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Lenovo Edge 15
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: SDK0J40700 WIN
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Edge 15
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLenovo:bvrA9CN61WW:bd07/21/2015:svnLENOVO:pn80K9:pvrLenovoEdge15:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoEdge15:rvrSDK0J40700WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoEdge15:
dmi.product.family: IDEAPAD
dmi.product.name: 80K9
dmi.product.sku: LENOVO_MT_80K9_BU_idea_FM_Lenovo Edge 15
dmi.product.version: Lenovo Edge 15
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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Raphael Dumas (wombatdiscussion) wrote on 2021-01-15:

AlsaInfo.txt Edit (42.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AptOrdering.txt Edit (667 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AudioDevicesInUse.txt Edit (2.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CRDA.txt Edit (302 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (68.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (871 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (68.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (8.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (5.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
IwConfig.txt Edit (588 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (25.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci-vt.txt Edit (976 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (366 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb-t.txt Edit (835 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb-v.txt Edit (49.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (4.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (2.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (8.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
RfKill.txt Edit (246 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (195.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
acpidump.txt Edit (591.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Seth Arnold (seth-arnold) wrote on 2021-01-15:

Hello, I think the core of your problem is this:

Error 24 : Write error : cannot write compressed block

Caused by a full /boot:

/dev/sda2 483946 424596 34365 93% /boot

Truncate a few older files in /boot (start a shell via sudo -s, then find files with ls -l, then use `> vmlinux-whatever` to truncate files from an old kernel).

Once you've truncated a kernel and symbols file, you probably have enough disk space free to run:

sudo apt install -f
sudo apt autoremove

Thanks

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Raphael Dumas (wombatdiscussion) wrote on 2021-01-15:

Haha yeah that fixed it. Thanks Seth!

I marked it private because wayyyyy more info got uploaded than I was expecting.

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Raphael Dumas (wombatdiscussion) wrote on 2021-01-15:

Haha yeah that fixed it. Thanks Seth!

I marked it private because wayyyyy more info got uploaded than I was expecting.

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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote on 2023-08-14:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 798414, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.