Verified that is issue did not occur with another Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit based distro (named for spice which is sometimes used to make tea) which is also using Mate Desktop (but uses a different pre-installed package manager).
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1603288 Title: package linux-image-4.4.0-31-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to clean up mess surrounding './boot/config-4.4.0-31-generic' before installing another version: Read-only file system Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Install attempted by Ubuntu Mate included Update Manager along with Grub2 update. The Grub2 update failed and according to the pop-up announcement by the Update Manager it also caused the linux- image-4.4.0-31-generic installation failure. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: linux-image-4.4.0-31-generic (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-28.47-generic 4.4.13 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-28-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: david 2162 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: david 2162 F.... pulseaudio Date: Thu Jul 14 20:27:23 2016 DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-4.4.0-31-generic:(not installed) Unpacking linux-image-4.4.0-31-generic (4.4.0-31.50) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-4.4.0-31-generic_4.4.0-31.50_amd64.deb (--unpack): unable to clean up mess surrounding './boot/config-4.4.0-31-generic' before installing another version: Read-only file system ErrorMessage: unable to clean up mess surrounding './boot/config-4.4.0-31-generic' before installing another version: Read-only file system HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=cf771e35-9679-4425-89bc-cdc68ab786e6 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-23 (53 days ago) InstallationMedia: It MachineType: GizmoSphere Gizmo2 ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-28-generic root=UUID=19bf53ad-e512-4435-bbde-ae92ffe72f2a ro elevator=noop quiet splash PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.1 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux Title: package linux-image-4.4.0-31-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to clean up mess surrounding './boot/config-4.4.0-31-generic' before installing another version: Read-only file system UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/10/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: coreboot dmi.bios.version: SageBios_Gizmo2-121 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: GizmoSphere dmi.modalias: dmi:bvncoreboot:bvrSageBios_Gizmo2-121:bd04/10/2014:svnGizmoSphere:pnGizmo2:pvr1.0:cvnGizmoSphere:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: Gizmo2 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: GizmoSphere To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1603288/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
