[xubuntu-users] Unable to upgrade xubunto

[John Deakin]

On 27/05/14 14:33, Victor Forberger wrote:
> 
> 
> On 05/26/2014 10:44 AM, Fred Roller wrote:
>> On 05/26/2014 11:26 AM, James Freer wrote:
>>> On Mon, 26 May 2014, Joshua wrote:
>>>
>>>> Trying to upgrade my PC from 13.04 to the latest supported xubunto
>>>> version.
>>>>
>>>> When clicking "Install Now" in Software Updater the following message
>>>> appears:
>>>>
>>>>     "The upgrade needs a total of 41.7 M free space on disk '/boot'.
>>>> Please free at least an additional 41.7 M of disk space on '/boot'.
>>>> Empty your trash and remove temporary packages of former
>>>> installations using 'sudo apt-get clean'."
>>>>
>>>> However, my PC does has enough space (and, in addition, 'sudo apt-get
>>>> clean' does not seem to do anything either).
>>>>
>>>> Can someone offer some advice as to what to do?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Josh
>>>
>>> I don't think you can upgrade over two releases... only the next one -
>>> I think I am right in saying. That's the problem I reckon. Current
>>> release in 14.04. Upgrading is not the recommended approach.
>>>
>>> Over the last 7 years of using *buntu distros I have always burnt a
>>> new release to CD/DVD and not had any problems with an installation.
>>> Other than using the Xfburn which I have found very unreliable and now
>>> refuse to use.
>>>
>>> james
>>>
>> As James pointed out you must first upgrade to 13.10 and then 14.04 if
>> you want to do the upgrade route.  As for the the disk space you can see
>> what your systems sees in command line with:
>>
>> sudo df -h
>>
>> Which will give you a summary of disk usage.  Handy if you post results
>> here too; because sometimes the /boot will be put on a separate
>> partition and that may be what is running out of space.
>>
>> Another option is, and someone correct me if I am wrong, that you may do
>> a fresh install of 14.04 from cd/thumbdrive.  The install will give you
>> the option to install and preserve user data.  BACKUP anything important
>> before attempting .  This option may save you the 13.10 upgrade step
>> mentioned above.
>>
>> HIH
>> - Fred
>>
>> p.s.-fyi: you can do a LTS to LTS upgrade (12.04 to 14.04) but you have
>> to upgrade the interim distributions sequentially (12.10 > 13.04 > 13.10
>>> 14.04).
>>
> 
> The /boot volume is running out of space because prior kernels are
> stored there and have not been deleted.
> 
> Here is what mine looks like after upgrade to 14.04 and deletion of old
> kernels:
> 
> :/boot$ ls
> total 58086
>   990 abi-3.11.0-20-generic	      174 memtest86+.bin
>  1137 abi-3.13.0-24-generic	      175 memtest86+.elf
>   161 config-3.11.0-20-generic	      176 memtest86+_multiboot.bin
>   163 config-3.13.0-24-generic	     3234 System.map-3.11.0-20-generic
>     1 grub/			     3308 System.map-3.13.0-24-generic
> 17868 initrd.img-3.11.0-20-generic   5526 vmlinuz-3.11.0-20-generic
> 19496 initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic   5665 vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic
>    12 lost+found/
> 
> Use the command "sudo rm [filename]" to delete old kernels in order to
> free up space.  Via the above file listing, the old kernels are the
> files ending in "3.11.0.20-generic."
> 
> The above file listing shows I only have one old kernel - the last one
> for 13.10 before I upgraded to 14.04.  You probably have five or more
> old kernels.  You do not need to delete all of the old kernels, and you
> need to be CAREFUL that you do not delete your current kernel (the
> system will not boot if you do).  Just delete enough old kernel files to
> clear up some space so that new kernel files can be installed on /boot.
> 
> - Victor

I was totally unaware how many old copies of the kernel I had
accumulated (dozens). Is there any way of removing an older kernel
during the update procedure?

-- 
regards,
John
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