[Bug 1178346] [NEW] Could not install the upgrades

[LD]

Public bug reported:

SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)


Could not install the upgrades

The upgrade has aborted. Your system could be in an unusable state. A 
recovery will run now (dpkg --configure -a). 

Please report this bug in a browser at 
http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+filebug and 
attach the files in /var/log/dist-upgrade/ to the bug report. 
installArchives() failed 

dpkg: error: failed to write status database record about 'libfftw3-3' to '/var/lib/dpkg/status': No space left on device
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-40-generic
mktemp: failed to create directory via template `/tmp/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX': No space left on device
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-40-generic with 1.
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found background image: trisquel-grub.png
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-40-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-40-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-31-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-31-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-24-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic
Found Dell Utility Partition on /dev/sda1
Found Microsoft Windows XP Professional on /dev/sda2
done

Upgrade complete

The upgrade has completed but there were errors during the upgrade 
process.

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Attachment added: "other file in this folder, but the bug reporting only lets me upload one file"
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Title:
  Could not install the upgrades

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)


  Could not install the upgrades

  The upgrade has aborted. Your system could be in an unusable state. A 
  recovery will run now (dpkg --configure -a). 

  Please report this bug in a browser at 
  http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+filebug and 
  attach the files in /var/log/dist-upgrade/ to the bug report. 
  installArchives() failed 

  dpkg: error: failed to write status database record about 'libfftw3-3' to '/var/lib/dpkg/status': No space left on device
  E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-40-generic
  mktemp: failed to create directory via template `/tmp/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX': No space left on device
  update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-40-generic with 1.
  Generating grub.cfg ...
  Found background image: trisquel-grub.png
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-40-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-40-generic
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-31-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-31-generic
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-24-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-24-generic
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic
  Found Dell Utility Partition on /dev/sda1
  Found Microsoft Windows XP Professional on /dev/sda2
  done

  Upgrade complete

  The upgrade has completed but there were errors during the upgrade 
  process.

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