[Bug 1067106] Re: possible to run out of space on /boot partition when installed using auto recipe & full-disk-encryption

[Rolf Leggewie]

saucy has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any
updates. Marking the saucy task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

** Changed in: partman-auto-crypto (Ubuntu Saucy)
       Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix

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Title:
  possible to run out of space on /boot partition when installed using
  auto recipe & full-disk-encryption

Status in partman-auto-crypto package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in partman-auto-crypto source package in Quantal:
  Won't Fix
Status in partman-auto-crypto source package in Saucy:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  When choosing full disk encryption in the quantal version of Ubiquity,
  the resulting /boot partition seems small.

  In my test installation /boot came to 228MB.

  Assuming that each kernel+initrd comes to about 30MB, that doesn't
  leave much space for old kernels/initrds as kernel upgrades pile-up.

  Many users do not know how to clear old kernels. A full /boot will
  mean that no further apt transactions can occur until older kernels
  are removed and the newer kernel installation is completed.  Users
  will then be missing out on security updates, hardware enablements,
  and installing new packages.

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