*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 798414 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414
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Ubuntu better. This bug is a duplicate of bug #798414.
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 798414
update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there
isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1698417
Title:
The /boot directory is limited size; Use of update-initramfs overfills
it; Boot directory full error
Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
The /boot directory is limited to around 250 MB. When update-initramfs
is used to create the ram image I would expect the software to be
aware of the /boot directory size limitations inherent in the design
of the operating system and not try to overfill it.
What happens when update-initramfs is runit tries to produce 40 MB
files for the last ten or fifteen installations when updating linux
firmware. Before it finishes a Directory Full error occurs crashing
the installation. Because it produces such large files it should
already know it is going to produce more files than the directory can
contain.
There are many complaints about the poor amount of message information
when the /boot directory gets filled.
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