[Bug 1173468] Re: kernel-image package doesn't check free space on /boot

[Flo]

Same problem here - updating to 13.04 crashed halfway through, a later

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

told me 4 packages were not installed, and gave me the following
messages (I hope it is clear despite being in German):

initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu0.7) wird eingerichtet ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic (3.8.0-19.29) wird eingerichtet ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.8.0-19-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 3.8.0-19-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.8.0-19-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.8.0-19-generic

gzip: stdout: No space left on device
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.8.0-19-generic with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic.postinst line 1010.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic (--configure):
 Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 2 zurück
dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic hängt ab von linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic; aber:
  Paket linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic ist noch nicht konfiguriert.

dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von linux-image-generic (--configure):
 Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfiguriert
dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von linux-generic:
 linux-generic hängt ab von linux-image-generic (= 3.8.0.19.35); aber:
  Paket linux-image-generic ist noch nicht konfiguriert.

dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von linux-generic (--configure):
 Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfiguriert
Trigger für initramfs-tools werden verarbeitet ...
Es wurde kein Apport-Bericht verfasst, da das Limit MaxReports bereits erreicht ist.
    Es wurde kein Apport-Bericht verfasst, da das Limit MaxReports bereits erreicht ist.
        update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.8.0-19-generic

gzip: stdout: No space left on device
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.8.0-19-generic with 1.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von initramfs-tools (--configure):
 Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück
Es wurde kein Apport-Bericht verfasst, da das Limit MaxReports bereits erreicht ist.
    Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
 linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic
 linux-image-generic
 linux-generic
 initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Title:
  kernel-image package doesn't check free space on /boot

Status in “ubuntu-release-upgrader” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Hi,

  I'm upgrading from to the latest Kubuntu release and the installer
  prompted me to raise a bug report when it got to configuring the
  linux-image package.

  I know what's happend - I've only got a ~100Mb boot partition and I've
  got a couple of kernel images installed already so there just isn't
  space to install the new image.

  Further information requested:

  1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu
  Ubuntu 13.04 (upgrading from latest 12.10)

  2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center
  linux-image-3.8.0-19-generic 

  3) What you expected to happen
  Expected installer to check the required disk space before beginnning the upgrade process and refuse to install or for the package installation to fail with a less serious message.  Would be even nicer if the upgrader offered to resize the boot partition to be a bit larger or if the kernel-image package didn't keep so many old versions of itself installed

  4) What happened instead
  At the moment I get a message saying something like "package failed to install, please consider raising a bug report" -- I can't see the exact message as I'm half way through the upgrade and the KDE window manager seems to have disapeared...
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-07-05 (296 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120423)
  MarkForUpload: True
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Tags:  raring dist-upgrade
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-27 (0 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom davfs2 dialout dip lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare staff sudo www-data

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