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initramfs-tools package

  1. Bug #798414
  2. Comment #26

Comment 26 for bug 798414

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

Enrique:

I am sorry to report that your workaround does not appear to work. Looks like I may to to getlostinforumhell.

Here's what my computer said about your workaround:

user@comp:~$ sudo aptitude search ~ilinux-image
i linux-image-3.5.0-28-generic - Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64
i linux-image-3.8.0-23-generic - Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64
i linux-image-3.8.0-25-generic - Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64
i linux-image-3.8.0-26-generic - Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64
i linux-image-3.8.0-27-generic - Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64
i linux-image-extra-3.5.0-28-gene - Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64
i linux-image-extra-3.8.0-25-gene - Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64
i linux-image-extra-3.8.0-26-gene - Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64
i linux-image-extra-3.8.0-27-gene - Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64
i linux-image-generic - Generic Linux kernel image
user@comp:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic'
user@comp:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove linux-image-3.5.0-25-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package linux-image-3.5.0-25-generic
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'linux-image-3.5.0-25-generic'
user@comp:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic'
user@comp:~$ sudo aptitude search ~ilinux-image
i linux-image-3.5.0-28-generic - Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bi
i linux-image-3.8.0-23-generic - Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bi
i linux-image-3.8.0-25-generic - Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bi
i linux-image-3.8.0-26-generic - Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bi
i linux-image-3.8.0-27-generic - Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bi
i linux-image-extra-3.5.0-28-generic - Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bi
i linux-image-extra-3.8.0-25-generic - Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bi
i linux-image-extra-3.8.0-26-generic - Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bi
i linux-image-extra-3.8.0-27-generic - Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bi
i linux-image-generic - Generic Linux kernel image

It's a precarious operation to force on a user anyway (I say that of the situtation, not your good help). The most recent kernel comes at the top of the list. The list then progresses from oldest to second most recent. I nearly deleted the most recent kernel.