[Ubuntu Chicago] upgrade failure ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Deacon Solomon
dekesolomon at fastmail.fm
Mon Aug 18 01:40:16 UTC 2014
On Sun, 2014-08-17 at 17:55 -0500, Tim Potter wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Deacon Solomon
> <dekesolomon at fastmail.fm> wrote:
> On Sun, 2014-08-17 at 16:41 -0500, Deacon Solomon wrote:
> > On Sun, 2014-08-17 at 13:38 -0500, Randy Wilson wrote:
> > > Deke,
> > >
> > > Basically, on a typical Ubuntu install a 250-ish MB
> partition is made
> > > to store kernels, the boot partition. It is mounted
> on /boot. Over
> > > time, as security updates install new kernels, old kernels
> don't get
> > > removed. I think if you reboot, then the next time updates
> are run, it
> > > can remove them, but I'm not sure. Anyway, the safe thing
> I'd try
> > > first is:
> > >
> > > sudo apt-get --purge autoremove
> > >
> > >
> > > Do that from a terminal window. That command removes
> installed
> > > packages that are no longer needed.
> > >
> > >
> > > If that removes some kernels, you may be good to go. Try
> your update
> > > again.
> > >
> > >
> > > If you update succeeds, reboot and do the "sudo apt-get
> --purge
> > > autoremove" again.
> > >
> > >
> > > However, the above might not work at all. In that case, I
> end up
> > > manually deleting kernels from the boot partition. This is
> very
> > > dangerous. You must be VERY careful not to delete the
> kernel that the
> > > system will use on the next boot. What I do is determine
> the current
> > > running kernel, then I only delete kernels that are OLDER
> (have a
> > > lower version number) than the currently running kernel.
> > >
> > >
> > > Do determine the current kernel: uname -a
> > >
> > > Kernels are located in /boot
> > >
> > >
> > > Since the second method is very dangerous, I would google
> for a better
> > > answer or wait and see if anyone on this list has a better
> answer for
> > > you.
> > >
> > > -Randy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Deacon Solomon
> > > <dekesolomon at fastmail.fm> wrote:
> > > You guys might as well know you got a newbie on
> this list --
> > > and it's
> > > me.
> > >
> > > My name is Deke Solomon. I live in Iowa -- in a
> tiny,
> > > unincorporated
> > > farming community near Cedar Rapids. I'm an
> off-duty Marine
> > > (Vietnam
> > > Era) now 65 years old -- a fact which, I guess,
> means I'm a
> > > senior
> > > citizen as well.
> > >
> > > Over the years I got an MA in magazine journalism
> from the
> > > University
> > > of Missouri-Columbia (worked as a technical writer
> thereafter)
> > > and a BA
> > > from Coe College, in Cedar Rapids. I USED to be a
> Windoze
> > > geek, having
> > > used DOS and Windows (until DOS went away) and
> every version
> > > of Windows
> > > since 3.1. I was EVEN a 'Microsoft Certified
> Expert' at one
> > > time (it's a
> > > meaningless and worthless credential, but I didn't
> know that
> > > when I
> > > forked over the money for the classes).
> > >
> > > But Windoze 8 is the end for me. I built a new
> machine and
> > > used it to
> > > tinker with various Linux distros a year ago. I
> very soon
> > > learned that
> > > Ubuntu is the only civilized distro on the planet
> at this
> > > moment, so
> > > I've installed that on a little Gateway box that I
> picked up
> > > for a song
> > > at TigerDirect. I've been using installed Ubuntu
> LTS a year
> > > ago. I've
> > > been using it for everything for more than a year
> now. I moved
> > > my
> > > Windows 7 (the best Windows ever built) box off my
> desk and
> > > set it
> > > aside. Now I do everything with Ubuntu.
> > >
> > > I had small problems with the system, most of
> which I figured
> > > out for
> > > myself. Now I've got a different problem and I
> don't know what
> > > to do. My
> > > machine updates itself once a week. Never a
> problem with that
> > > until now.
> > > Yesterday it found some updates it wants but tells
> me I can't
> > > install
> > > them. The problem seems to be partition size
> (storage space).
> > > The error
> > > message says:
> > >
> > > NOT ENOUGH FREE DISK SPACE -- The upgrade needs a
> total of
> > > 63.0 M free
> > > space on disk '/boot'. Please free at least an
> additional 21.9
> > > M of disk
> > > space on '/boot'. Empty your trash and remove
> temporary
> > > packages of
> > > former installations using 'sudo apt-get clean'.
> > >
> > > I opened a terminal window and ran 'sudo apt-get
> clean' (sans
> > > quotes),
> > > then tried the upgrade again. It didn't work. I
> get the same
> > > message every time I try it.
> > >
> > > So: because sudo apt-get clean doesn't help, can
> somebody here
> > > steer me
> > > through another way out of this? Free pint of
> delicious
> > > homemade Hummus
> > > to the person who helps me out and comes to Iowa
> to get
> > > his/her hummus.
> > >
> > > Thanks, fellers/gals. I know one of you can help.
> > >
> > > Deacon
> > >
> > >
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> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
> > Thanks, Randy, for your help:
> >
> > So I rebooted and ran this:
> >
> > >deacon at deacon-SX:~$ sudo apt-get -autoremove
> > >[sudo] password for deacon:
> > >E: Command line option 'a' [from -autoremove] is not known.
> >
> > please note that I DID give the password as requested.
> > That didn't work, so I tried this:
> >
> > >deacon at deacon-SX:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
> >
> > and got this response
> >
> > >Reading package lists... Done
> > >Building dependency tree
> > >Reading state information... Done
> > >0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 38 not
> upgraded.
> > >deacon at deacon-SX:~$
> >
> > I'm afraid I don't know if I accomplished anything or not.
> >
> > Deke
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> Randy et al. --
> I just rebooted and tried to update again.
> I got the same 'insufficient space' error we started with.
> We gotta find a better hammer.
>
> Deke
>
>
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>
>
>
>
> Deke,
>
>
> What is the output of the following two commands?
>
>
> uname -r
> dpkg --list | grep linux-image
>
>
> Note that is a double dash before list.
>
>
>
>
> Best,
> Tim Potter
>
>
Thank you, Tim.
unam -r didn't do anything.
I tried deacon -r and that didn't do anything either.
I tried sudo -r and that got me a lecture about options available for
use with sudo, which I did not put up here.
Finally, I ran dpkg --list | grep linux-image.
System replied:
deacon at deacon-SX:~$ dpkg --list | grep linux-image
ii linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic 3.13.0-24.47
amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.13.0-27-generic 3.13.0-27.50
amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.13.0-29-generic 3.13.0-29.53
amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.13.0-30-generic 3.13.0-30.55
amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic 3.13.0-32.57
amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.13.0-33-generic 3.13.0-33.58
amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-3.13.0-24-generic 3.13.0-24.47
amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86
SMP
ii linux-image-extra-3.13.0-27-generic 3.13.0-27.50
amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86
SMP
ii linux-image-extra-3.13.0-29-generic 3.13.0-29.53
amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86
SMP
ii linux-image-extra-3.13.0-30-generic 3.13.0-30.55
amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86
SMP
ii linux-image-extra-3.13.0-32-generic 3.13.0-32.57
amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86
SMP
ii linux-image-extra-3.13.0-33-generic 3.13.0-33.58
amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86
SMP
ii linux-image-generic 3.13.0.33.39
amd64 Generic Linux kernel image
I don't understand a word of it, but at least it's a meaningful
response. Thanks for the help! What do we do now?
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