[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1697376] Re: Kernel package complains that headers do not exist during uninstall
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1697376 Title: Kernel package complains that headers do not exist during uninstall Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I have updated my kernel package to the latest version last week, and today I ran `sudo apt autoremove` to remove the older kernel version (version 4.10.0-20). However during the removal process, it complained that the headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found (which is the package I removed) with the following error message (The error messaged appeared twice): > Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found. > Please install the linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic package, > or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located I do however think the removal process was successful. Ubuntu 17.04 Latest installed kernel: 4.10.0-22-generic $ uname -a Linux KWRD-laptop-91 4.10.0-22-generic #24-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 22 17:43:20 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux This is the `apt` output of the autoremove command: $ sudo apt autoremove Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: linux-headers-4.10.0-20 linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic linux-image-4.10.0-20-generic linux-image-extra-4.10.0-20-generic linux-signed-image-4.10.0-20-generic 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 5 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 307 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ... 383493 files and directories currently installed.) Removing linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ... Removing linux-headers-4.10.0-20 (4.10.0-20.22) ... Removing linux-signed-image-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ... Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-22-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-22-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-21-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-21-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration done Removing linux-image-extra-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ... run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found. Please install the linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic package, or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found. Please install the linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic package, or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/unattended-upgrades 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-22-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-22-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-21-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-21-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration done Removing linux-image-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ... Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic dkms: removing: bbswitch 0.8 (4.10.0-20-generic) (x86_64) Uninstall Beginning Module: bbswitch Version: 0.8 Kernel: 4.10.0-20-generic (x86_64) - Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel. bbswitch.ko: - Uninstallation - Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.10.0-20-generic/updates/dkms/ - Original module - No original module was found for this module on this kernel. - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version. depmod... DKMS: uninstall
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1697376] Re: Kernel package complains that headers do not exist during uninstall
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: I have updated my kernel package to the latest version last week, and today I ran `sudo apt autoremove` to remove the older kernel version (version 4.10.0-20). However during the removal process, it complained that the headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found (which is the package I removed) with the following error message (The error messaged appeared twice): > Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found. > Please install the linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic package, > or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located I do however think the removal process was successful. Ubuntu 17.04 Latest installed kernel: 4.10.0-22-generic $ uname -a Linux KWRD-laptop-91 4.10.0-22-generic #24-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 22 17:43:20 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux This is the `apt` output of the autoremove command: $ sudo apt autoremove Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: linux-headers-4.10.0-20 linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic linux-image-4.10.0-20-generic linux-image-extra-4.10.0-20-generic linux-signed-image-4.10.0-20-generic 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 5 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 307 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ... 383493 files and directories currently installed.) Removing linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ... Removing linux-headers-4.10.0-20 (4.10.0-20.22) ... Removing linux-signed-image-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ... Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-22-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-22-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-21-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-21-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration done Removing linux-image-extra-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ... run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found. Please install the linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic package, or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found. Please install the linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic package, or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/unattended-upgrades 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-22-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-22-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-21-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-21-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration done Removing linux-image-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ... Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic dkms: removing: bbswitch 0.8 (4.10.0-20-generic) (x86_64) Uninstall Beginning Module: bbswitch Version: 0.8 Kernel: 4.10.0-20-generic (x86_64) - Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel. bbswitch.ko: - Uninstallation - Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.10.0-20-generic/updates/dkms/ - Original module - No original module was found for this module on this kernel. - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version. depmod... DKMS: uninstall completed. Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic run-parts: executing
