[Bug 1173020] Re: upgrade from kubuntu 12.10 to 13.04. error with linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic

[Bruce Miller]

I have always set aside a small boot partition of 100 MB.

This appears to be no longer enough.

This is the error report that I get when I tried to install apport-
collect:

Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main python-problem-report all 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 [9,532 B]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main python-apport all 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 [89.3 kB]
Fetched 98.9 kB in 0s (145 kB/s)    
Selecting previously unselected package python-problem-report.
(Reading database ... 179677 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking python-problem-report (from .../python-problem-report_2.9.2-0ubuntu8_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package python-apport.
Unpacking python-apport (from .../python-apport_2.9.2-0ubuntu8_all.deb) ...
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu0.7) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic (3.8.0-19.29) ...
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/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: error processing linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 3.8.0.19.35); however:
  Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up python-problem-report (2.9.2-0ubuntu8) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Setting up python-apport (2.9.2-0ubuntu8) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
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: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:
 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:
  upgrade from kubuntu 12.10 to 13.04. error with linux-image-
  extra-3.8.0-19-generic

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

Bug description:
  in the middle of the upgrade i got the messege - "the upgrade will
  continue but the wlinux-image-3.8.0-19-generic package may not be
  working state". and in the white window - "subprocess installed post-
  installation script returned error exit status 2".

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