[Bug 699806] Re: full /boot partition leaves system in unbootable state

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  full /boot partition leaves system in unbootable state

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: kpackagekit

  When KPackageKit processes a kernel update, it may happen that the
  /boot partition runs out of disk space. Very old kernels are never
  removed automatically, so kernels stack up over time. When the /boot
  partition runs out of disk space, the update window aborts the update
  procedure with an unknown error. It does not communicate to the user
  that something Real Bad happened, and that it left your system with a
  corrupted, half-installed kernel. Scary boot failures are the result.

  KPackageKit fails to detect that the update failed due to a full disk.
  Also, when you restart KPackageKit, it fails to detect that some
  package was not fully installed (apt-get does).

  
  KPackageKit should:

  * Warn user about disk space problems and inform about possible boot problems
  * Offer to clean up when update failed and /boot is full
  * Detect half-installed packages and offer to fix it

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: kpackagekit 0.5.4-0ubuntu4.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-26.48-generic 2.6.32.24+drm33.11
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-26-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jan  7 13:13:24 2011
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: kpackagekit

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