Package: dkms Version: 2.2.1.0+git20160527-1 Followup-For: Bug #637737 I'm hit by this issue too.
rrs@learner:/var/tmp$ sudo apt purge linux-headers-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ linux-image-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: linux-headers-4.7.2bfqv8r21+* linux-image-4.7.2bfqv8r21+* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 272 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ... 532891 files and directories currently installed.) Removing linux-headers-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ (4.7.2bfqv8r21+-10.00.Custom) ... Removing linux-image-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ (4.7.2bfqv8r21+-10.00.Custom) ... Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 4.7.2bfqv8r21+ /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ dkms: removing: sysdig 0.9.0 (4.7.2bfqv8r21+) (x86_64) /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe dkms: removing: virtualbox 5.0.24 (4.7.2bfqv8r21+) (x86_64) /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe /usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.7.2bfqv8r21+ /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 4.7.2bfqv8r21+ /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ Generating grub configuration file ... Found background image: .background_cache.png Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.2bfqv8r2+ Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.7.2bfqv8r2+ Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.1bfqv8r2+ Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.7.1bfqv8r2+ Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.0-1-amd64 Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.7.0-1-amd64 Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.0bfqv8r2+ Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.7.0bfqv8r2+ Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.6.0-1-amd64 Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.6.0-1-amd64 Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin Found memtest86+ multiboot image: /memtest86+_multiboot.bin Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration Found Grml ISO image: /boot/grml/android-x86-6.0_20160129.iso Found Grml ISO image: /boot/grml/debian-live-8.2.0-amd64-kde-desktop.iso Found Grml ISO image: /boot/grml/debian-testing-amd64-CD-1.iso Found Grml ISO image: /boot/grml/elementaryos-0.3.2-stable-amd64.20151209.iso Found Grml ISO image: /boot/grml/grml64-full_2014.11.iso Found Grml ISO image: /boot/grml/ubuntu-15.10-desktop-amd64.iso done (Reading database ... 506128 files and directories currently installed.) Removing linux-headers-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ (4.7.2bfqv8r21+-10.00.Custom) ... Purging configuration files for linux-headers-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ (4.7.2bfqv8r21+-10.00.Custom) ... Removing linux-image-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ (4.7.2bfqv8r21+-10.00.Custom) ... Purging configuration files for linux-image-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ (4.7.2bfqv8r21+-10.00.Custom) ... Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.7.2bfqv8r21+ /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 4.7.2bfqv8r21+ /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ ====== How can you help? (doc: https://wiki.debian.org/how-can-i-help ) ====== ----- Show old opportunities as well as new ones: how-can-i-help --old ----- 2016-09-01 / 23:34:08 ♒♒♒ ☺ -- System Information: Debian Release: stretch/sid APT prefers testing-debug APT policy: (990, 'testing-debug'), (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 4.7.2bfqv8r2+ (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_IN.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_IN.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages dkms depends on: ii build-essential 12.2 ii coreutils 8.25-2 ii dpkg-dev 1.18.10 ii gcc 4:6.1.1-1 ii kmod 22-1.1 ii make 4.1-9 ii patch 2.7.5-1 Versions of packages dkms recommends: ii fakeroot 1.21-1 ii linux-headers-4.7.0bfqv8r2+ [linux-headers] 4.7.0bfqv8r2+-10.00.Custom ii linux-headers-4.7.1bfqv8r2+ [linux-headers] 4.7.1bfqv8r2+-10.00.Custom ii linux-headers-4.7.2bfqv8r2+ [linux-headers] 4.7.2bfqv8r2+-10.00.Custom ii linux-headers-amd64 4.7+75 ii sudo 1.8.17p1-2 Versions of packages dkms suggests: pn python3-apport <none> -- no debconf information