Output of update-manager --debug, per request: $ update-manager --debug (update-manager:14909): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf: GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._g_2dfile_2derror_2dquark.Code12: Failed to write file '/home/vorlon/.config/dconf/user.YF08RY': write() failed: No space left on device DEBUG:AptClient.DebconfProxy:debconf socket: /tmp/aptdaemon-0_qlhknq/debconf.socket DEBUG:root:debconf.start() DEBUG:root:debconf.stop() INFO:root:holding back phased update libsnapd-glib1 (0 < 53) INFO:root:holding back phased update snapd-login-service (0 < 53) DEBUG:root:App candidate for mythtv-frontend: /usr/share/app-install/desktop/mythtv-frontend:mythtv.desktop DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:Useless call to _add_deps. Package was None or didn't have a candidate. DEBUG:root:WARNING: can not get name for '' DEBUG:root:WARNING: can not get name for '' DEBUG:root:WARNING: can not get name for '' DEBUG:root:WARNING: can not get name for '' (update-manager:14909): Gtk-WARNING **: Could not get code point of keysym \ (update-manager:14909): Gtk-WARNING **: Could not get code point of keysym ) (update-manager:14909): Gtk-WARNING **: compose file /home/vorlon/.XCompose does not include any keys besides keys in en-us compose file (update-manager:14909): Gtk-WARNING **: Could not get code point of keysym \ (update-manager:14909): Gtk-WARNING **: Could not get code point of keysym ) (update-manager:14909): Gtk-WARNING **: compose file /home/vorlon/.XCompose does not include any keys besides keys in en-us compose file DEBUG:root:cache aufs_rw_dir: /tmp/ DEBUG:root:Free space on /: 3645808640 DEBUG:root:Free space on /usr: 1834479616 DEBUG:root:Dir /var mounted on / DEBUG:root:Free space on /boot: 122780672 DEBUG:root:Dir /var/cache/apt/archives mounted on / DEBUG:root:Dir /tmp mounted on / DEBUG:root:Free space on /home: 0 DEBUG:root:Dir /tmp mounted on / DEBUG:root:fs_free contains: '{'/home': .FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7da0>, '/boot': .FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7cf8>, '/var/cache/apt/archives': .FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7c18>, '/usr': .FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7b70>, '/var': .FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7c18>, '/': .FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7c18>, '/tmp': .FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7c18>}' DEBUG:root:linux-image-4.8.0-30-generic (new-install) added with 65969653 to boot space DEBUG:root:dir '/var/cache/apt/archives' needs '83022492' of '.FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7c18>' (3645808640.000000) DEBUG:root:dir '/usr' needs '314591232' of '.FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7b70>' (1834479616.000000) DEBUG:root:dir '/usr' needs '52428800' of '.FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7b70>' (1519888384.000000) DEBUG:root:dir '/boot' needs '131939306' of '.FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7cf8>' (122780672.000000) DEBUG:root:dir '/tmp' needs '5242880' of '.FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7c18>' (3562786148.000000) DEBUG:root:dir '/' needs '10485760' of '.FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7c18>' (3557543268.000000) DEBUG:root:dir '/tmp' needs '0.0' of '.FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7c18>' (3547057508.000000) DEBUG:root:dir '/usr' needs '0.0' of '.FreeSpace object at 0x7f96951b7b70>' (1467459584.000000) ERROR:root:Not enough free space: ['/boot'] (update-manager:14909): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf: GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._g_2dfile_2derror_2dquark.Code12: Failed to write file '/home/vorlon/.config/dconf/user.JXT7RY': write() failed: No space left on device (update-manager:14909): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf: GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._g_2dfile_2derror_2dquark.Code12: Failed to write file '/home/vorlon/.config/dconf/user.2TS7RY': write() failed: No space left on device