Can't install updates because out of space

[Laura Cowen]

Update manager says there are some updates for me to install but (as of yesterday - 15th Aug 2014) it can't install them because there isn't enough space in /boot. It suggests emptying the recycle bin (I have) and using 'sudo apt-get clean' to remove temporary packages from previous installations (I have).

That doesn't work. Also, I only installed 14.04 fairly recently (in the last month) from scratch (no upgrade) using the default installation options for partitioning etc (as far as I know) so it shouldn't have filled up like this. I also ran 'sudo apt-get autoremove' then 'sudo apt-get clean' but no success either.

I'm on a 256 GB SSD (Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition) with an encrypted harddrive.

WORKAROUND: Uninstalled old kernel packages via Synaptics.

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ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: laura 2376 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: Unity
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-13 (33 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System XPS L322X
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-33-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-33.58-generic 3.13.11.4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-33-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-33-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.127.5
Tags: trusty
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-33-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 05/15/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A09
dmi.board.name: 0PJHXN
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd05/15/2013:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPSL322X:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0PJHXN:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS L322X
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Laura Cowen (lauracowen)]

This is what I see when I run 'ls /boot':

drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 1024 Aug 12 12:26 .
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Aug 12 12:24 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1158016 May 3 01:30 abi-3.13.0-24-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1162257 Jul 4 23:18 abi-3.13.0-30-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1162712 Jul 15 05:29 abi-3.13.0-32-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1162712 Jul 29 18:41 abi-3.13.0-33-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 165510 May 3 01:30 config-3.13.0-24-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 165576 Jul 4 23:18 config-3.13.0-30-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 165611 Jul 15 05:29 config-3.13.0-32-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 165611 Jul 29 18:41 config-3.13.0-33-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 1024 Aug 12 12:26 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 29053207 Jul 14 00:14 initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 29112831 Jul 14 00:15 initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 29215916 Jul 27 23:20 initrd.img-3.13.0-32-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 29216008 Aug 12 12:26 initrd.img-3.13.0-33-generic
drwx------ 2 root root 12288 Jul 13 23:51 lost+found
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 176500 Mar 12 12:31 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178176 Mar 12 12:31 memtest86+.elf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178680 Mar 12 12:31 memtest86+_multiboot.bin
-rw------- 1 root root 3372643 May 3 01:30 System.map-3.13.0-24-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3378641 Jul 4 23:18 System.map-3.13.0-30-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3381262 Jul 15 05:29 System.map-3.13.0-32-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3381262 Jul 29 18:41 System.map-3.13.0-33-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5776416 May 3 01:30 vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5792608 Jul 4 23:18 vmlinuz-3.13.0-30-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5798112 Jul 15 05:29 vmlinuz-3.13.0-32-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5798688 Jul 29 18:41 vmlinuz-3.13.0-33-generic

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1357810

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

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[penalvch (penalvch)]

Laura Cowen, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Would you be able to uninstall the packages that installed the older kernels following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds#Uninstalling_upstream_kernels ?

[Laura Cowen (lauracowen)]

I think this is what I did today so that I could install the most recent updates. I used Synaptic to uninstall three kernels so I now just have the current kernel and the previous one. Is that the same result as using the commands that article suggests?