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Title:
"update-initramfs" is executed several times when you remove old
kernels
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
Here is an example. I had several old kernels:
linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic
linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic
linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic
linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic
I used apt-get autoremove and here is the result:
apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
grub-pc-bin linux-headers-3.19.0-49 linux-headers-3.19.0-49-generic
linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic
linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-extra-4.2.0-25-generic
linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 9 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 502 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 211099 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing grub-pc-bin (2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.7) ...
Removing linux-headers-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
Removing linux-headers-3.19.0-49 (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
Removing linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal
3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-49-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.19.0-49-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.19.0-49-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-49-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-49-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-49-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic (4.2.0-25.30~14.04.1) ...
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-extra-4.2.0-25-generic (4.2.0-25.30~14.04.1) ...
depmod: FATAL: could not load /boot/System.map-4.2.0-25-generic: No such file
or directory
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.2.0-25-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.2.0-25-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 4.2.0-25-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 4.2.0-25-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 4.2.0-25-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic (4.2.0-25.30~14.04.1) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.2.0-25-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 4.2.0-25-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
apt has executed "update-initramfs" three times! Same for the grub
(but here we have 6 times!). Looks like some triggers are not
optimized.
Didn't find duplicate but probably relates to these issues:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/184852
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1505805
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=574336
https://bugs.dogfood.paddev.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ports-meta/+bug/303644
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/798414
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