Public bug reported: Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS Release: 14.04
update-manager: Installed: 1:0.196.13 Candidate: 1:0.196.13 Version table: *** 1:0.196.13 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:0.196.11 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages After running Trusty for about a year, I had easily 3GB worth of old kernels sitting in my /boot folder. For users that don't know about pruning old kernel versions, much less what kernels are, this is a problem since update-manager refuses to continue the update process when /boot doesn't have enough space. My friend who I had installed Ubuntu for was complaining about updates not working, so I took a look and this is what was happening. His /boot partition is too small to have so many ~200mb kernel images. We need a user-friendly way to inform the user that this is happening, and then suggest an automated course of action (apt-get remove oldest kernel + ensure at least one previous verified working kernel (such as purge_old_kernels in https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bikeshed)), and if it fails, a link to detailed instructions on how to remove old kernels manually. Attachment is updated ~/update-manager-0.196.13/UpdateManager/Core/utils.py that includes function ensure_enough_room_for_kernel() that only informs the user if there isn't enough space for a kernel upgrade. It has not been implemented in _main_, I figure the main package devs would want to do that themselves, be it to use for removing the oldest kernel version, or having the user pick from a list of installed kernels which to remove. Thanks. -Tyler Dinsmoor <pap...@airmail.cc> ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: trusty ** Patch added: "update-manger/UpdateManager/Core/utils.py added func. ensure_enough_room_for_kernel() to be used in bugfix." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1460396/+attachment/4407448/+files/utils.py ** Description changed: Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS Release: 14.04 update-manager: - Installed: 1:0.196.13 - Candidate: 1:0.196.13 - Version table: - *** 1:0.196.13 0 - 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status - 1:0.196.11 0 - 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages + Installed: 1:0.196.13 + Candidate: 1:0.196.13 + Version table: + *** 1:0.196.13 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 1:0.196.11 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages After running Trusty for about a year, I had easily 3GB worth of old kernels sitting in my /boot folder. For users that don't know about pruning old kernel versions, much less what kernels are, this is a problem since update-manager refuses to continue the update process when /boot doesn't have enough space. My friend who I had installed Ubuntu for was complaining about updates not working, so I took a look and this is what was happening. His /boot partition is too small to have so many ~200mb kernel images. We need a user-friendly way to inform the user that this is happening, and then suggest an automated course of action (apt-get remove oldest kernel + ensure at least one previous verified working kernel (such as purge_old_kernels in https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bikeshed)), and if it fails, a link to detailed instructions on how to remove old kernels manually. Attachment is updated ~/update-manager-0.196.13/UpdateManager/Core/utils.py that includes function ensure_enough_room_for_kernel() that only informs the user if there isn't enough space for a kernel upgrade. It has not been implemented in _main_, I figure the main package devs would want to do that themselves, be it to use for removing the oldest kernel version, or having the user pick from a list of installed kernels which to remove. Thanks. - -Tyler Dinsmoor <pap...@airmail.cc> + -Tyler Dinsmoor <pap...@airmail.cc> -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1460396 Title: Old kernels filling up /boot, causing failed updates To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1460396/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
