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PcB Computer Support (pc-t) wrote : Re: [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space

attention dont delete all kernels, need exepting all kernels from acctual used kernel to all kernel theyre newer then this..

Von meinem iPhone gesendet

Am 21.10.2015 um 08:41 schrieb Juha Simola <email address hidden>:

I think we should add GUI to
- list all installed kernels.
- letting user to remove all kernels except the current one or newer.
- shortcut "clear all older than current"

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Title:
 update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't
 enough free space

Status in initramfs-tools:
 Confirmed
Status in Ubuntu:
 Fix Released
Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
 Confirmed

Bug description:
 Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

 When generating a new initramfs there is no check for available free
 space, subsequently its possible for update-initramfs to fail due to a
 lack of free space. This is resulting in package installation
 failures for initramfs-tools. For example:

 Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3) ...
 update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
 Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
 update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic

 gzip: stdout: No space left on device
 E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
 update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
 dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

 WORKAROUND:

 Remove unused kernels using computer janitor or manually free space on
 your partition containing the /boot file system.

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