| 2015-05-31 09:27:47 |
Tyler Dinsmoor |
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| 2015-05-31 09:27:47 |
Tyler Dinsmoor |
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update-manger/UpdateManager/Core/utils.py added func. ensure_enough_room_for_kernel() to be used in bugfix. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1460396/+attachment/4407448/+files/utils.py |
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| 2015-05-31 09:31:40 |
Tyler Dinsmoor |
description |
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
Release: 14.04
update-manager:
Installed: 1:0.196.13
Candidate: 1:0.196.13
Version table:
*** 1:0.196.13 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:0.196.11 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
After running Trusty for about a year, I had easily 3GB worth of old kernels sitting in my /boot folder.
For users that don't know about pruning old kernel versions, much less what kernels are, this is a problem since update-manager refuses to continue the update process when /boot doesn't have enough space.
My friend who I had installed Ubuntu for was complaining about updates not working, so I took a look and this is what was happening. His /boot partition is too small to have so many ~200mb kernel images.
We need a user-friendly way to inform the user that this is happening, and then suggest an automated course of action (apt-get remove oldest kernel + ensure at least one previous verified working kernel (such as purge_old_kernels in https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bikeshed)), and if it fails, a link to detailed instructions on how to remove old kernels manually.
Attachment is updated ~/update-manager-0.196.13/UpdateManager/Core/utils.py that includes function ensure_enough_room_for_kernel() that only informs the user if there isn't enough space for a kernel upgrade.
It has not been implemented in _main_, I figure the main package devs would want to do that themselves, be it to use for removing the oldest kernel version, or having the user pick from a list of installed kernels which to remove.
Thanks.
-Tyler Dinsmoor <pappad@airmail.cc> |
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
Release: 14.04
update-manager:
Installed: 1:0.196.13
Candidate: 1:0.196.13
Version table:
*** 1:0.196.13 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:0.196.11 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
After running Trusty for about a year, I had easily 3GB worth of old kernels sitting in my /boot folder.
For users that don't know about pruning old kernel versions, much less what kernels are, this is a problem since update-manager refuses to continue the update process when /boot doesn't have enough space.
My friend who I had installed Ubuntu for was complaining about updates not working, so I took a look and this is what was happening. His /boot partition is too small to have so many ~200mb kernel images.
We need a user-friendly way to inform the user that this is happening, and then suggest an automated course of action (apt-get remove oldest kernel + ensure at least one previous verified working kernel (such as purge_old_kernels in https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bikeshed)), and if it fails, a link to detailed instructions on how to remove old kernels manually.
Attachment is updated ~/update-manager-0.196.13/UpdateManager/Core/utils.py that includes function ensure_enough_room_for_kernel() that only informs the user if there isn't enough space for a kernel upgrade.
It has not been implemented in _main_, I figure the main package devs would want to do that themselves, be it to use for removing the oldest kernel version, or having the user pick from a list of installed kernels which to remove.
Thanks.
-Tyler Dinsmoor <pappad@airmail.cc> |
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| 2015-05-31 12:16:57 |
Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot |
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trusty |
patch trusty |
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| 2015-05-31 12:17:06 |
Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot |
bug |
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added subscriber Ubuntu Review Team |
| 2015-05-31 12:43:02 |
Tyler Dinsmoor |
attachment added |
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diff output between original and updated utils.py uploaded earlier https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1460396/+attachment/4407537/+files/utils_diff.txt |
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| 2015-06-02 15:08:20 |
Brian Murray |
update-manager (Ubuntu): status |
New |
Triaged |
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| 2015-06-02 15:08:23 |
Brian Murray |
update-manager (Ubuntu): importance |
Undecided |
Medium |
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| 2016-05-27 15:54:08 |
Jarno Suni |
summary |
Old kernels filling up /boot, causing failed updates |
Software Updater does not guide user to remove old kernels when /boot is about to get full, causing failed updates |
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| 2016-06-06 14:00:58 |
Jarno Suni |
bug |
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added subscriber Jarno Suni |
| 2016-06-10 20:10:21 |
Peter |
bug |
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added subscriber Peter |
| 2017-03-20 09:26:57 |
Jarno Suni |
summary |
Software Updater does not guide user to remove old kernels when /boot is about to get full, causing failed updates |
Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update. |
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| 2017-03-20 15:34:32 |
Peter |
removed subscriber Peter |
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| 2017-09-19 20:07:01 |
Brian Murray |
removed subscriber Ubuntu Review Team |
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| 2017-09-19 20:07:16 |
Brian Murray |
marked as duplicate |
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