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
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414
Title:
update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when
there isn't enough free space
Status in initramfs-tools:
Confirmed
Status in Software Updater:
Invalid
Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Binary package hint: initramfs-tools
When installing a kernel, /boot may become full during execution of
post-installation script typically when update-initramfs is creating
or updating an initrd.img file. This is resulting in kernel
installation error. For example:
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
gzip: stdout: No space left on device
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Ideal behavior:
Give a more helpful error message when this unfortunate situation
occurs so that user can fix the broken system and keep it going.
Workaround:
As the bug reporting system forwards user to this bug report, such
instructions can be given here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels
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