Tested in 16.04 Lower free space at /boot to 10MB by the following one-liner:
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/boot/tmpfile bs=1MB count=$(($(stat -f --format="%f*%S" /boot)/1000000-10)) Then remove a linux-image-extra package by apt, e.g. sudo apt purge linux-image-extra-4.10.0-19-generic Check status of the package: dpkg -l linux-image-extra-4.10.0-19-generic (If you run sudo apt purge linux-image-4.10.0-19-generic There is an error, too, but the requested package will be removed. Running 'sudo apt install' thereafter finishes removing the linux-image- extra package.) Remember to remove the created temporary file: sudo rm /boot/tmpfile -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1678187 Title: Removing a linux-image-extra package fails, if /boot is about full To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/initramfs-tools/+bug/1678187/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
