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initramfs-tools package

  1. Bug #798414
  2. Comment #158

Comment 158 for bug 798414

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Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote : Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space

Michael Baker, the bug report Bug #1357093 that you referred to has been re-reported as Bug #1675079 and Bug #1624644

If you disable automatic installation of updates, and install them by Software Updater only, it will prevent you from installing kernel updates, retaining the system in intact state, if there is too little space left, and let you remove extra kernels by "sudo apt autoremove --purge" (in 16.04-), right?

Whatever front-end is used to install kernels, be it apt, unattended-upgrades whatnot, it should check if there is enough space for the kernel in /boot, to prevent system from becoming broken by the installation. It might be difficult in general, as initrd.img files size may vary depending on dkms, linux-image-extra whatnot and there may be backup initrd.img files generated, too.