As for apt, does the fix offered to this bug mean that you can upgrade by sudo apt-get dist-upgrade and have no fear of /boot getting full?
Anyway, I suppose this method of upgrading will work now for the issue in Trusty and later: sudo apt-get dist-upgrade --auto-remove --purge sudo apt-get autoremove may also remove other packages besides old kernels and related packages, but maybe that is not bad thing. If I install a kernel manually by `apt-get install`, it will be marked as "manual", and will not be removed by `apt-get autoremove`, unless I run `apt-mark auto` for it first. Isn't is bad to skip removing any manually installed kernels? Would it be better to skip only kernels marked as "hold"? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/923876 Title: FR: Limit and clean-up kernel images and headers automatically Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in aptitude package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in apt source package in Precise: Fix Released Status in aptitude source package in Precise: Confirmed Status in apt source package in Quantal: Fix Released Status in aptitude source package in Quantal: Won't Fix Bug description: Question #186146 is one among multiple where user unintentionally collects multiple kernel images in particular with LTS. There is no hint from relevant package management application GUIs which advise to clean up those images. With future LTS support of five years the issue presumable will extend. Expected. After installation of a newer kernel image ask the user if previous kernel images should be removed. Checkbox: yes - no If yes, offer a list of installed kernel images, don't list the one booted. Advise to keep at least the last functional one. Also remove -headers. Perhaps an additional consideration for the blueprint. https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/foundations-p-lts-upgrades There is a new Quantal blueprint regarding the subject. https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-q-clean-old-kernels To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/923876/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
