Public bug reported: Hi,
I am using a fresh 12.10 as a simple end-user since 5 months. Yesterday I launched the Software Updater and got the following message : - The volume "boot" has only 2,2 Mo disk space remaining Followed by (approximately) : - You can free some disk space by deleting unused software or files, or by moving files to another disk or partition. With an additional "Examine..." button, which opens baobab on the /boot partition. What happens : Ubuntu provides a technical message and no clear solution. What should happen : Ubuntu provides a clear message with an easy-to-go solution. My thoughts : 1/ It might not be a good idea to tell an end-user to delete files or software in /boot. 2/ Talking about "moving files to another partition" might be incomprehensible for an end-user. 3/ Baobab did not help me (it certainly can, but obviously I did not get how) 4/ I have been searching over the Internet / Launchpad / AskUbuntu and found that many people are facing this issue, but that there is no out-of-the-box solution : - old and new bugs : Bug #237035, Bug #76521, Bug #1067106, - hints to use "computer-janitor" (however now, both the dash and USC can not find it), - hints to use "sudo apt-get clean", - hints to use even complicated solutions (http://askubuntu.com/questions/89710) > sudo apt-get purge $(dpkg -l linux-{image,headers}-"[0-9]*" | awk '/ii/{print $2}' | grep -ve "$(uname -r | sed -r 's/-[a-z]+//')") ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: update-manager 1:0.174.4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-26.42-generic 3.5.7.6 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-26-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10 Aptdaemon: Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Mar 19 09:03:35 2013 GsettingsChanges: b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false' b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1363636123' b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true' b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'715' b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'1364' InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-12 (126 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: update-manager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1157054 Title: When /boot is running out of space, Ubunutu shall provide a clear message and an easy solution To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1157054/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
