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

[Adam Niedling]

This isn't a duplicate of bug #1267059. It's just a mere workaround.

"Please do not include suggestions in the bug report =)"

Why not? That's the whole point of expected behaviour!
I still have to remove old kernels manually all the time so I won't run out of space and break my system.

What exactly has been done to remedy this problem? Has the default size
of the /boot partition been increased? Is the auto removal of old
kernels turned on by default in new installations?

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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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