[Bug 1567145] Re: Update manager fills /boot until it blows up from insufficient disk space

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

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Update manager fills /boot until it blows up from insufficient disk
  space

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Every few months, the update manager blows up trying to install a new
  kernel because it has filled the /boot partition with obsolete kernel
  images. The system isn't happy again until I manually remove old
  kernels, run update-grub, and get the updater to fix its botched
  kernel install. I use a separate boot partition due to an encrypted
  root, which I set up through the Ubuntu installer, so space is
  limited.

  $ lsb_release -a
  LSB Version:	core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:core-4.1-amd64:core-4.1-noarch:security-4.0-amd64:security-4.0-noarch:security-4.1-amd64:security-4.1-noarch
  Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
  Description:	Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS
  Release:	14.04
  Codename:	trusty

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.196.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-85.129-generic 3.13.11-ckt36
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-85-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Apr  6 19:52:11 2016
  DpkgHistoryLog.txt:
   Start-Date: 2016-04-06  19:35:16
   Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.59'
   Install: linux-image-extra-3.13.0-85-generic:amd64 (3.13.0-85.129), linux-image-3.13.0-85-generic:amd64 (3.13.0-85.129), linux-headers-3.13.0-85-generic:amd64 (3.13.0-85.129), linux-signed-image-3.13.0-85-generic:amd64 (3.13.0-85.129), linux-headers-3.13.0-85:amd64 (3.13.0-85.129)
   Upgrade: linux-headers-generic:amd64 (3.13.0.83.89, 3.13.0.85.91), linux-signed-generic:amd64 (3.13.0.83.89, 3.13.0.85.91), linux-signed-image-generic:amd64 (3.13.0.83.89, 3.13.0.85.91), xserver-xorg-video-openchrome:amd64 (0.3.3-1build1, 0.3.3-1ubuntu0.1), linux-libc-dev:amd64 (3.13.0-83.127, 3.13.0-85.129), libpcre3:amd64 (8.31-2ubuntu2.1, 8.31-2ubuntu2.2), linux-image-generic:amd64 (3.13.0.83.89, 3.13.0.85.91), linux-generic:amd64 (3.13.0.83.89, 3.13.0.85.91)
   End-Date: 2016-04-06  19:36:48
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'484'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1459985458'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-02 (613 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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