On Sun, 13 Nov 2016 16:39:22 -0800
Vedanta Teacher <[email protected]> dijo:

>Yesterday it threw a message at my of: Boot is Full
>I've used the default installation settings for Boot & Grub.

Did you create a separate partition for /boot?

>I did a quick search on Chromium and some people recommended:
>
>apt-get -f install
>apt-get clean
>dpkg

These are for cleaning up dependencies and extraneous packages that are
no longer needed. The commands won't hurt, but probably won't help if
the problem is that a partition is full.

>I searched the Mint site and some recommendations were:
>Using the Synaptic Package Manager to remove old kernel
>images (but I'd need to know which ones...)

In /boot/grub there is a text file 'grub.cfg.' Open it with a text
editor and it will show you all the kernel images that are currently
available to boot to. If the computer will still boot, an easier
solution is to hit Esc as it is booting. This will give you the grub
boot menu where you will see all the kernels available. I'd leave at
least the two latest ones. Once you know which kernels are installed
you can use Synaptic to remove the ones you no longer need.

>There are some files on this machine that I'd like to save.
>If I totally bonk things I do have a laptop running 17.3 that
>I can use.

If the computer will still boot, just copy them off onto a USB stick or
burn them to a DVD. If the computer will not boot, then use a live DVD
for Mint or Ubuntu or a rescue CD. Once booted to the operating system
on the live media you can mount the existing partitions, then copy
files off as desired.

If none of this helps, bring it to the Clinic next Sunday.
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