[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

If you are doing manual partitioning keep at least 1gb space for /boot partition. update for above post -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

The solution is listed in ubuntu documentation. first check space of /boot >: df -h >: sudo apt-get autoremove this should freeup some space and 90% times this will resolve your issue. if you have manually installed and still the old files are not purged follow the link below

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker. A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here: http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/798414 ** Tags added: iso-testing -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

** Project changed: initramfs-tools => ubuntu ** No longer affects: ubuntu ** Project changed: software-center => ubuntu ** No longer affects: ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu.

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

A better fix for this issue is available in Bionic and later and also backported to Xenial with bug 1675079. unattended-upgrades and update-manager will now remove unused kernel packages when there are other updates to be installed. I'm closing this initramfs-tools task since a fix specifically

Re: [Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

THANKS FOR YOUR REPLIED. IT WAS FIXED Jarno Suni <798...@bugs.launchpad.net> 于2019年1月1日周二 下午8:39写道： > cwdruf, luckily, there are some ways. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a bug assignee. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 > > Title: > update-initramfs

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

cwdruf, luckily, there are some ways. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Assignee: Julio Decima (j10a) => BlaWhickte (blawhickte) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title:

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Assignee: Colin Underhill (daisybank) => Julio Decima (j10a) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

The default boot partition size in Ubuntu 16 is way too small so having some way to remove the oldest kernel is required I think. Its very hard to change it once the disk is in use. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

** Also affects: initramfs-tools Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title: update-initramfs should

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

** Project changed: initramfs-tools => ubuntu ** Changed in: ubuntu Assignee: Raul Benalcazar (raulbenalcazar24) => tim fiedler (8churchill1992) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

** Changed in: initramfs-tools Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title: update-initramfs should

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

Tex, the command you used failed because of Bug #1678187. However it succeeded to purge many kernels and related packages. But package linux- image-extra-4.13.0-36-generic was not successfully purged technically. What does command 'dpkg -l linux-image-extra-4.13.0-36-generic' print? Anyway, you

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

I just ran into this bug, tried a suggestion from here (https://askubuntu.com/questions/89710/how-do-i-free-up-more-space-in- boot) which resulted in multiple errors, and me being sent here. It seems to me that this should be taken care of automatically by the kernel with the upgrading process.

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files

** Summary changed: - update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space + update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files -- You received this

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Colin Underhill (daisybank) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title:

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Assignee: Deon Joubert (02deon-j) => (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title:

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

oh, you the correct first command is : /boot$[sudo] rm -rf *4.13.0-36* (or older ones, depending on what you have **really, don't delete the ones you use or need**) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

check /boot to see what are your old kernels that you're not necessarily using. the system keeps two latest kernels. so if you're upgrading your kernel to 4.13.0-38, you don't need 4.13.0-36 or older anymore( unless you want a specific kernel for testing or something ), so you can delete em.

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

this is still too difficult for a newbie to linux with no programming expertise to understand and apply: can it be made simpler by version as to what commands do we need to execute and what steps do we need to take. Thank you for your understanding -- You received this bug notification because

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

M G, which method you used? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

I just cleaned up my /boot (old kernels and stuff) and Bng! worked like a charm. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title: update-initramfs

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

** Changed in: initramfs-tools Assignee: (unassigned) => Raul Benalcazar (raulbenalcazar24) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title:

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

natalieaoneal, in Artful purge-old-kernels simply runs "sudo apt-get autoremove". See Bug #1686138 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title:

Re: [Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

Many thanks! Liz On 27 Feb 2018 11:57, "pwaring" wrote: Liz: There are two options towards the top-right of the page, underneath the list of bug duplicates: Mute bug mail - Click this to stop any emails from this bug (you'll remain subscribed so it will show in your list

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

Liz: There are two options towards the top-right of the page, underneath the list of bug duplicates: Mute bug mail - Click this to stop any emails from this bug (you'll remain subscribed so it will show in your list of bugs on Launchpad) Edit bug mail - Click this to control which emails you

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

The boot space problem is not resolved by purge-old-kernels, since this command does not remove old initrd from kernels not installed any more. purge-old-kernels shall remove any initrd from kernels it removes! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

Added note: sudo apt install byobu;sudo purge-old-kernels seems to be resolving the /boot space issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title:

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

/boot was full, so I moved one file 'initrd.img-4.10.0-27-generic' from /boot to /tmp and ran: sudo apt autoremove This prompted the crash that I reported. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in

Re: [Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

UBUNTU I DON'T use that system anymore 4 or 5 years ago I'M TIRED of having headaches. Keep your BUGZILLA  & WORMS with you. HaHa   On Wednesday, December 27, 2017, 9:09:59 AM EST, a.francesc...@gmail.com <798...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: ** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)      

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title: update-initramfs

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

** Changed in: initramfs-tools Status: Opinion => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title: update-initramfs should produce a

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

** Changed in: initramfs-tools Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Changed in: initramfs-tools Status: Incomplete => Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu.

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

Steve Holton, maybe you are using Ubuntu 14.04 and have some manually installed kernels, see Bug #1089195. Do updated instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels help to fix your system? (I suggest trying linux-purge, which I have written.) -- You received this bug

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

I am not up-to high level changes/updates , it's "Beyond" my capabilities. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title: update-initramfs should

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

IMPACT: Some systems report the problem detected (requesting a bug report andtriggering a visit to this page) even when /boot has available free space: sholton@sholton-VirtualBox:~$ df -H /boot Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda1 487M 127M 330M 28% /boot

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

The problem message stated that /boot has no enough free space and by checking the partition with Disk Usage Analyzer it states that free space is 6.6 MB only. After using sudo apt-get autoremove --purge as suugested in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels , it becomes 137.9 MB

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Assignee: lizehao (lllwonder) => Deon Joubert (02deon-j) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title:

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

Ubuntu keeps to many old kernel-images and initrd within /boot. Space is exausted and it fails to delete old unused kernels before creating a new initrd failing building an initrd for the newly installed kernel. A workaround is to delete all old unused kernels and then try it again. It will

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

** Project changed: update-manager => software-center -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

Another example where /boot gets full even before running update-initramfs: https://askubuntu.com/q/946875/21005 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu.

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

/boot may become full already in unpacking stage when installing a new kernel by dpkg. I think the error message could be more helpful in that case, too. The following video demonstrates such a case. It also demonstrates how the aforementioned linux-purge script can be used to fix system

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => lizehao (lllwonder) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title:

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

Similarly, it would be great, if unattended-upgrade, apt and whatnot package tool software could predict that the requested install will not fit in system and act accordingly. Then the error in post-installation script would not happen then. The size could be hard to know in general case. If I

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

Marked as invalid against Software Updater (i.e. update-manager) since there is a separate report for it: Bug #1460396 ** Changed in: update-manager Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

I think the patch presented at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1678187/comments/8 might give more helpful error message, since it avoids filling /boot as long as possible, thus the system is unlikely to run out of space while running mkinitramfs, but finds out, if

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title: update-initramfs

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Incomplete ** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Assignee: Luke Faraone (lfaraone) => (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to

Re: [Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

I still think a simpler solution, one that all users, novice or newbie, could use is a GUI that lists the pertinent information and allows deletion of any older and unused kernels. This may offend some purists, but to me, the idea is to make linux easy to use and maintain for those that

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

While it is helpful for new users to have to google shell commands and identify solutions to problems, this simply occurs too often. The solution is the same every time. It is repetitive and annoying, the script could store the new and old information in different locations to avoid the lack of

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

dpkg -l linux-{image,headers}-* | awk '/^ii/{print $2}' | egrep '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' | grep -v $(uname -r | cut -d- -f-2) | xargs sudo apt-get -y purge -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

This is a critical error as it will result in kernel security updates not being applied. Less than 1% of users are able to resolve this issue on their own and will likely continue to operate unprotected. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded

[Touch-packages] [Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space

yes I relize now my second partition was no large enough, thanks Tibor -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title: update-initramfs should