[Bug 1460396] Re: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update.
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1477455 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1477455 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1477455 Incorrect instructions leave automatic updates blocked when /boot is full -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1460396 Title: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1460396/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1460396] Re: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update.
As for #12, the auto removing does not remove kernels marked as being manually installed. That is not an issue usually, but there may be cases that the command can not free enough space to fit yet another kernel. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1460396 Title: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1460396/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1460396] Re: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update.
Related to bug 1515513 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1460396 Title: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1460396/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1460396] Re: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update.
Tyler Dinsmoor, nowadays apt(-get) autoremove --purge should purge excessive kernels, at least in Ubuntu 16.04 and later. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1460396 Title: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1460396/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1460396] Re: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update.
At least Software Updater could point user to the Ubuntu Community Help Wiki page about kernel removing: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1460396 Title: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1460396/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1460396] Re: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update.
Even worse problem: Software Updater can not foresee lack of enough free inodes in which case it starts updating, but fails to do its job: Bug #1089195 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1460396 Title: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1460396/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1460396] Re: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update.
Please note that even in 16.04- "sudo apt-get autoremove --purge" will not purge kernels that user has installed manually. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1460396 Title: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1460396/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1460396] Re: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update.
** Summary changed: - Software Updater does not guide user to remove old kernels when /boot is about to get full, causing failed updates + Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1460396 Title: Software Updater does not guide user to remove excessive kernels when there is too little space on /boot to install a kernel update. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1460396/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
