Happened to me yet again, on a new system, running 16.10. Why is this still a thing? It affects every single person who uses the OS since if you don't consciously take steps to prevent it it's guaranteed to happen. And it means Ubuntu is fundamentally unsuited for general use because every layperson who uses it is going to eventually get to a point where they cannot install new packages. It's downright embarrassing. I don't understand, either, how this is only medium importance.
I mean, lord, compare it to this high-importance bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1554795 Not to say that subjecting users to an arbitrary timeout (with typos!) is a good thing, but this bug affects way more users than that bug does and it also has the potential to wreck systems for novice users. And undoubtedly has, over the past five-plus years it's been in existence. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 Title: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space Status in initramfs-tools: Confirmed Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: Binary package hint: initramfs-tools When generating a new initramfs there is no check for available free space, subsequently its possible for update-initramfs to fail due to a lack of free space. This is resulting in package installation failures for initramfs-tools. For example: Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic gzip: stdout: No space left on device E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1 update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 WORKAROUND: Remove unused kernels using computer janitor (not in repositories for 14.04 or later) or manually free space on your partition containing the /boot file system. See instructions here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/initramfs-tools/+bug/798414/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
