package linux-headers-3.2.0-49 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: unable to create `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-49/include/asm-generic/cmpxchg-local.h.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-49/include/asm-generic/cmpxchg-local.h'): No space left on device

[VinsS]

The error message sayed 'Not enought space on device' but I've 55 Gb free on disk.

Bug report added.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-headers-3.2.0-49 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-48.74-generic 3.2.46
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-48-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.3
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: vincent 1994 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xd0120000 irq 43'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1983'
   Components : 'HDA:11d41983,17aa1012,00100400'
   Controls : 26
   Simple ctrls : 15
Date: Thu Jul 11 10:02:52 2013
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: unable to create `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-49/include/asm-generic/cmpxchg-local.h.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-49/include/asm-generic/cmpxchg-local.h'): No space left on device
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=18d95f1d-ab77-45ac-ad11-3f7abe137da8
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: LENOVO 88089WG
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-48-generic root=UUID=e9d35162-1e39-4168-b188-5d5ea8d0a781 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcModules: Error: command ['sort', '/proc/modules'] failed with exit code 2: sort: cannot create temporary file in `/tmp': No space left on device
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu3.9
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: mei
Title: package linux-headers-3.2.0-49 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: unable to create `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-49/include/asm-generic/cmpxchg-local.h.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-49/include/asm-generic/cmpxchg-local.h'): No space left on device
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
WifiSyslog:
 Jul 11 10:02:30 djoliba NetworkManager[776]: <info> kernel firmware directory '/lib/firmware' changed
 Jul 11 10:03:58 djoliba kernel: [ 857.620936] audit_printk_skb: 33 callbacks suppressed
 Jul 11 10:03:58 djoliba kernel: [ 857.620940] type=1400 audit(1373529838.499:23): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm/lightdm-guest-session-wrapper" pid=4181 comm="apparmor_parser"
 Jul 11 10:03:58 djoliba kernel: [ 857.621279] type=1400 audit(1373529838.499:24): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm/lightdm-guest-session-wrapper//chromium_browser" pid=4181 comm="apparmor_parser"
dmi.bios.date: 07/24/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 2MKT37AFR
dmi.board.name: LENOVO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: NONE
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: �������������������������
dmi.chassis.type: 4
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: NONE
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr2MKT37AFR:bd07/24/2007:svnLENOVO:pn88089WG:pvrThinkCentreM55p:rvnLENOVO:rnLENOVO:rvrNONE:cvnLENOVO:ct4:cvrNONE:
dmi.product.name: 88089WG
dmi.product.version: ThinkCentre M55p
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

   Unpacking linux-headers-3.2.0-49 (from .../linux-headers-3.2.0-49_3.2.0-49.75_all.deb) ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-headers-3.2.0-49_3.2.0-49.75_all.deb (--unpack):
    unable to create `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-49/include/asm-generic/cmpxchg-local.h.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-49/include/asm-generic/cmpxchg-local.h'): No space left on device

   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-headers-3.2.0-49_3.2.0-49.75_all.deb (--unpack):
    unable to create `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-49/include/asm-generic/cmpxchg-local.h.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-49/include/asm-generic/cmpxchg-local.h'): No space left on device
   dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

[rcornet (rcornet)]

I found this problem and the most common cause.

The filesystem runs out of inodes even if it has many gigabytes of spaces left. Check your systems with df -i. If you have plenty of i-nodes left then is a apt database corruption. My recent experience with several systems running 12.04 is this case of running out of inodes.

Previous versions of the linux-headers-generic package as well as the linux-images packages never got removed. If it was the last two or three no problem, but there were almost 20 versions of the kernel and kernel headers. the linux-headers package has a huge number of files, which eats up all your i-nodes. With removing all but the last tree kernels headers (previous linux-headers-generic-3.2.0-?) I went down from 100% i-nodes used to 45% used.

For example on one PC I checked my i-nodes count and was a 100% full, well in practice like 200 free inodes from almost 700.000.

Just removing the previous linux-headers packages does the trick. Synaptic makes it easier with the GUI + search feature and order feature.

[VinsS (vincent-vandevyvre)]

Thanks rcornet, that's solve the problem.