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initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-5.15.0-46-generic 5.15.0-46.49~20.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

Bug #1985984 reported by IH on 2022-08-12

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

Bug showed up at boot-up

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-image-5.15.0-46-generic 5.15.0-46.49~20.04.1
Uname: Linux 5.18.10-76051810-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.24
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Wed Aug 10 20:31:39 2022
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-02-26 (166 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3.2
apt 2.0.9
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-5.15.0-46-generic 5.15.0-46.49~20.04.1 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)

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IH (yettacaletta) wrote on 2022-08-12:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (393 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (840 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (82.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (12.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (7.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (929 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2022-08-12

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) wrote on 2022-08-12:

From your logs:
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/nvme1n1p2 719936 609372 58100 92% /boot

Probably not enough free space on /boot.

Suggested solution: purge old kernels.

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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.