apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
grub-pc-bin linux-headers-3.19.0-49 linux-headers-3.19.0-49-generic
linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic
linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-extra-4.2.0-25-generic
linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 9 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 502 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 211099 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing grub-pc-bin (2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.7) ...
Removing linux-headers-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
Removing linux-headers-3.19.0-49 (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
Removing linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic (4.2.0-25.30~14.04.1) ...
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-extra-4.2.0-25-generic (4.2.0-25.30~14.04.1) ...
depmod: FATAL: could not load /boot/System.map-4.2.0-25-generic: No such file or directory
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic (4.2.0-25.30~14.04.1) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
apt has executed "update-initramfs" four times! Same for the grub (but here we have 6 times!). Looks like some triggers are not optimized.
Here is an example. I had several old kernels:
linux-image- 3.19.0- 49-generic 4.2.0-25- generic image-3. 19.0-49- generic image-4. 2.0-25- generic
linux-image-
linux-signed-
linux-signed-
I used apt-get autoremove and here is the result:
apt-get autoremove 3.19.0- 49 linux-headers- 3.19.0- 49-generic image-3. 19.0-49- generic linux-image- 4.2.0-25- generic image-extra- 3.19.0- 49-generic linux-image- extra-4. 2.0-25- generic signed- image-3. 19.0-49- generic linux-signed- image-4. 2.0-25- generic 9ubuntu1. 7) ... 3.19.0- 49-generic (3.19.0- 49.55~14. 04.1) ... 3.19.0- 49 (3.19.0- 49.55~14. 04.1) ... image-3. 19.0-49- generic (3.19.0- 49.55~14. 04.1) ... 4.2.0-30- generic img-4.2. 0-30-generic 4.2.0-27- generic img-4.2. 0-27-generic 3.19.0- 51-generic img-3.19. 0-51-generic 3.19.0- 49-generic img-3.19. 0-49-generic 4.2.0-30- generic img-4.2. 0-30-generic 4.2.0-27- generic img-4.2. 0-27-generic 3.19.0- 51-generic img-3.19. 0-51-generic 3.19.0- 49-generic img-3.19. 0-49-generic /EFI/Microsoft/ Boot/bootmgfw. efi extra-3. 19.0-49- generic (3.19.0- 49.55~14. 04.1) ... postinst. d/apt-auto- removal 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz- 3.19.0- 49-generic postinst. d/initramfs- tools 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz- 3.19.0- 49-generic img-3.19. 0-49-generic postinst. d/pm-utils 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz- 3.19.0- 49-generic postinst. d/update- notifier 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz- 3.19.0- 49-generic postinst. d/zz-update- grub 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz- 3.19.0- 49-generic 4.2.0-30- generic img-4.2. 0-30-generic 4.2.0-27- generic img-4.2. 0-27-generic 3.19.0- 51-generic img-3.19. 0-51-generic 3.19.0- 49-generic img-3.19. 0-49-generic 4.2.0-30- generic img-4.2. 0-30-generic 4.2.0-27- generic img-4.2. 0-27-generic 3.19.0- 51-generic img-3.19. 0-51-generic 3.19.0- 49-generic img-3.19. 0-49-generic /EFI/Microsoft/ Boot/bootmgfw. efi 3.19.0- 49-generic (3.19.0- 49.55~14. 04.1) ... postrm. d . postrm. d/initramfs- tools 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz- 3.19.0- 49-generic img-3.19. 0-49-generic postrm. d/zz-update- grub 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz- 3.19.0- 49-generic 4.2.0-30- generic img-4.2. 0-30-generic 4.2.0-27- generic img-4.2. 0-27-generic 3.19.0- 51-generic img-3.19. 0-51-generic 4.2.0-30- generic img-4.2. 0-30-generic 4.2.0-27- generic img-4.2. 0-27-generic 3.19.0- 51-generic img-3.19. 0-51-generic /EFI/Microsoft/ Boot/bootmgfw. efi image-4. 2.0-25- generic (4.2.0- 25.30~14. 04.1) ... 4.2.0-30- generic img-4.2. 0-30-generic 4.2.0-27- generic img-4.2. 0-27-generic 3.19.0- 51-generic img-3.19. 0-51-generic 4.2.0-30- generic img-4.2. 0-30-generic 4.2.0-27- generic img-4.2. 0-27-generic 3.19.0- 51-generic img-3.19. 0-51-generic /EFI/Microsoft/ Boot/bootmgfw. efi extra-4. 2.0-25- generic (4.2.0- 25.30~14. 04.1) ... map-4.2. 0-25-generic: No such file or directory postinst. d/apt-auto- removal 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz- 4.2.0-25- generic postinst. d/initramfs- tools 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz- 4.2.0-25- generic img-4.2. 0-25-generic postinst. d/pm-utils 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz- 4.2.0-25- generic postinst. d/update- notifier 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz- 4.2.0-25- generic postinst. d/zz-update- grub 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz- 4.2.0-25- generic 4.2.0-30- generic img-4.2. 0-30-generic 4.2.0-27- generic img-4.2. 0-27-generic 3.19.0- 51-generic img-3.19. 0-51-generic 4.2.0-30- generic img-4.2. 0-30-generic 4.2.0-27- generic img-4.2. 0-27-generic 3.19.0- 51-generic img-3.19. 0-51-generic /EFI/Microsoft/ Boot/bootmgfw. efi 4.2.0-25- generic (4.2.0- 25.30~14. 04.1) ... postrm. d . postrm. d/initramfs- tools 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz- 4.2.0-25- generic img-4.2. 0-25-generic postrm. d/zz-update- grub 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz- 4.2.0-25- generic 4.2.0-30- generic img-4.2. 0-30-generic 4.2.0-27- generic img-4.2. 0-27-generic 3.19.0- 51-generic img-3.19. 0-51-generic 4.2.0-30- generic img-4.2. 0-30-generic 4.2.0-27- generic img-4.2. 0-27-generic 3.19.0- 51-generic img-3.19. 0-51-generic /EFI/Microsoft/ Boot/bootmgfw. efi
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
grub-pc-bin linux-headers-
linux-
linux-
linux-
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 9 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 502 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 211099 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing grub-pc-bin (2.02~beta2-
Removing linux-headers-
Removing linux-headers-
Removing linux-signed-
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-
Examining /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-signed-
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-
depmod: FATAL: could not load /boot/System.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-
Examining /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
apt has executed "update-initramfs" four times! Same for the grub (but here we have 6 times!). Looks like some triggers are not optimized.
Didn't find duplicate but probably relates to these issue: /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ initramfs- tools/+ bug/184852 /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ apt/+bug/ 1505805 /bugs.debian. org/cgi- bin/bugreport. cgi?bug= 574336 /bugs.dogfood. paddev. net/ubuntu/ +source/ linux-ports- meta/+bug/ 303644 /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ initramfs- tools/+ bug/798414
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