Default, encrypted install runs out of /boot space after 2 months
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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update-manager (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
This bug is about the installer defaults, not this symptom of the bug.
I installed a fresh encrypted* install of 18.04 on a laptop with a 750GB HDD. The update-manager reported that I'd ran out of space within 2 months and could not perform updates.
* AFAIK, encrypted installs place /boot in a separate partition
'apt autoremove' didn't remove anything and only running the advice from http://
This would turn off Noobs who want something that doesn't require almost immediate, then ongoing, tech intervention.
Does the installer need to change the allocated size of /boot in new installs? Noobs will run back to Windoze if they encounter this... it looks like a fresh install has a shelf life of two months unless you learn to fiddle around under the bonnet/hood.
Blessed are the coders!
J
description: | updated |
Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Could you provide some details about how many kernels were in your /boot partition? We've put a lot of work into improving the autoremoval of old kernels and I'm curious to have more details about how 'apt autoremove' didn't work. Thanks!