[Bug 1465658] Re: Avoid error: /boot filled up, cant upgrade

[Balint Reczey]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1675079 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1675079

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1357093
   Kernels not autoremoving, causing out of space error on LVM or Encrypted installation or on any installation, when /boot partition gets full
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1675079
   16.04 LTS Partition /boot fills up with Kernel images, gets underwear in a twist

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Title:
  Avoid  error: /boot  filled up, cant upgrade

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Reporting against 'apt' but 'dpkg' is also concerned

  Explanation:
  since a while numerous users are posting threads on ubuntuforums asking help about that issue, like that one:
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2282707

  Proposition 1:
  either 'apt' and/or 'dpkg' conf files need a feature to set the max number of installed kernels. That setting entry should be modifiable via dconf-editor, and set by default to '2'

  Upgrade process:
  apt/dpkg automatically purge the oldest non wanted headers/images after a new kernel installation (installing & purging in the same process)

  That way the non techies users ignoring the mandatory manual
  maintenance will be safe with /boot.

  Proposition 2:
  set a monthly cronjob to run 'apt-get clean'  'apt-get autoclean'  'apt-get autoremove' to  clean up the system.
  But the sad effect is that the cache is purged, not only the unwanted old installed kernels

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: apt 1.0.9.10ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.0.0-1.2-generic 4.0.5
  Uname: Linux 4.0.0-1-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nls_utf8 btrfs xor raid6_pq ufs qnx4 hfsplus hfs minix ntfs msdos jfs xfs libcrc32c cpuid binfmt_misc cfg80211 pci_stub vboxpci vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv nvidia snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_realtek coretemp snd_hda_codec_generic kvm_intel snd_hda_intel kvm snd_seq_midi snd_hda_controller drm snd_seq_midi_event snd_hda_codec snd_rawmidi snd_seq snd_hwdep serio_raw snd_pcm snd_seq_device snd_timer 8250_fintek lpc_ich asus_atk0110 snd i82975x_edac soundcore shpchp edac_core mac_hid ip6t_REJECT nf_reject_ipv6 nf_log_ipv6 xt_hl ip6t_rt nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv6 ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 nf_log_ipv4 nf_log_common xt_LOG xt_multiport xt_limit xt_tcpudp xt_addrtype nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_conntrack ip6table_filter ip6_tables nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_broadcast nf_nat_ftp nf_nat nf_conntrack_ftp nf_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables parport_pc ppdev lp parport autofs4 hid_generic usbhid hid pata_acpi ahci libahci pata_jmicron sky2
  ApportVersion: 2.17.3-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Tue Jun 16 14:32:06 2015
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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