[Bug 1833556] [NEW] Default, encrypted install runs out of /boot space after 2 months

[Jackalux]

Public bug reported:

This bug is about the installer defaults, not this symptom of the bug.

I installed a fresh install of 18.04 on a laptop with a 750GB HDD.  The
update-manager reported that I'd ran out of space within 2 months and
could not perform updates.

'apt autoremove' didn't remove anything and only running the advice from
http://tuxtweaks.com/2010/10/remove-old-kernels-in-ubuntu-with-one-
command/ worked, which seems to leave me with no backup kernel.

This would turn off Noobs who want something that doesn't require almost
immediate, then ongoing, tech intervention.

Does the installer need to change the allocated size of /boot in new
installs?  Noobs will run back to Windoze if they encounter this... it
looks like a fresh install has a shelf life of two months unless you
learn to fiddle around under the bonnet/hood.

Blessed are the coders!
J

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

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Title:
  Default, encrypted install runs out of /boot space after 2 months

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This bug is about the installer defaults, not this symptom of the bug.

  I installed a fresh install of 18.04 on a laptop with a 750GB HDD.
  The update-manager reported that I'd ran out of space within 2 months
  and could not perform updates.

  'apt autoremove' didn't remove anything and only running the advice
  from http://tuxtweaks.com/2010/10/remove-old-kernels-in-ubuntu-with-
  one-command/ worked, which seems to leave me with no backup kernel.

  This would turn off Noobs who want something that doesn't require
  almost immediate, then ongoing, tech intervention.

  Does the installer need to change the allocated size of /boot in new
  installs?  Noobs will run back to Windoze if they encounter this... it
  looks like a fresh install has a shelf life of two months unless you
  learn to fiddle around under the bonnet/hood.

  Blessed are the coders!
  J

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