[Bug 1186439] Re: upgrading fails

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** Package changed: ubuntu => ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  upgrading fails

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

Bug description:
  when upgrading, it fails, with error: P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
  P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-21-generic...
  P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic...
  P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-27-generic...
  P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-32-generic...
  P: Installing debian theme... done.
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.8.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-23-generic
  Unpacking linux-headers-3.8.0-23 (from .../linux-headers-3.8.0-23_3.8.0-23.34_all.deb) ...
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-headers-3.8.0-23_3.8.0-23.34_all.deb (--unpack):
   cannot copy extracted data for './usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-23/arch/blackfin/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h' to '/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-23/arch/blackfin/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h.dpkg-new': failed to write (No space left on device)
  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                                dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
  Preparing to replace linux-headers-3.8.0-23-generic 3.8.0-23.34 (using .../linux-headers-3.8.0-23-generic_3.8.0-23.34_amd64.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement linux-headers-3.8.0-23-generic ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.8.0-23-generic_3.8.0-23.34_amd64.deb
   /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-extra-3.8.0-23-generic_3.8.0-23.34_amd64.deb
   /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-headers-3.8.0-23_3.8.0-23.34_all.deb
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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