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initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-5.15.0-50-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

Bug #2006123 reported by Sam Lay on 2023-02-06

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

Upgrading packages

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-image-5.15.0-50-generic (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-46.49~20.04.1-generic 5.15.39
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-46-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.25
AptOrdering:
linux-image-5.15.0-56-generic:amd64: Install
NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Wed Feb 1 22:54:34 2023
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-07-18 (568 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210209.1)
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-5.15.0-50-generic (not installed) 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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Sam Lay (e9x6b8907-8t4-j8117rzjg) wrote on 2023-02-06:

Df.txt Edit (2.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (256.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (3.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (28.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote on 2023-12-19:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The relevant dpkg terminal log says:

cat: write error: No space left on device
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-41-generic with 1.

So generating the initramfs fails because your /boot partition is full. Please cleanup your boot partition. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.