Public bug reported:
I have updated my kernel package to the latest version last week, and
today I ran `sudo apt autoremove` to remove the older kernel version
(version 4.10.0-20). However during the removal process, it complained
that the headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found (which is
the package I removed) with the following error message (The error
messaged appeared twice):
> Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found.
> Please install the linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic package,
> or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located
I do however think the removal process was successful.
Ubuntu 17.04
Latest installed kernel: 4.10.0-22-generic
$ uname -a
Linux KWRD-laptop-91 4.10.0-22-generic #24-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 22 17:43:20 UTC
2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
This is the `apt` output of the autoremove command:
$ sudo apt autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-headers-4.10.0-20 linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic
linux-image-4.10.0-20-generic linux-image-extra-4.10.0-20-generic
linux-signed-image-4.10.0-20-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 5 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 307 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 383493 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ...
Removing linux-headers-4.10.0-20 (4.10.0-20.22) ...
Removing linux-signed-image-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ...
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-22-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-22-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-21-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-21-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-extra-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found.
Please install the linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic package,
or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located
Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found.
Please install the linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic package,
or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/unattended-upgrades
4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-22-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-22-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-21-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-21-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
dkms: removing: bbswitch 0.8 (4.10.0-20-generic) (x86_64)
-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module: bbswitch
Version: 0.8
Kernel: 4.10.0-20-generic (x86_64)
-------------------------------------
Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.
bbswitch.ko:
- Uninstallation
- Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.10.0-20-generic/updates/dkms/
- Original module
- No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
- Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
depmod...
DKMS: uninstall completed.
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-22-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-22-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-21-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-21-generic
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Output of `sudo apt install -f`:
$ sudo apt install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Output of `ls -l /lib/modules/`:
ls -l /lib/modules/
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Jun 1 09:48 4.10.0-21-generic
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Jun 8 18:56 4.10.0-22-generic
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Incomplete
** Tags: zesty
** Description changed:
I have updated my kernel package to the latest version last week, and
today I ran `sudo apt autoremove` to remove the older kernel version
(version 4.10.0-20). However during the removal process, it complained
that the headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found (which is
the package I removed) with the following error message (The error
messaged appeared twice):
> Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found.
> Please install the linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic package,
> or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located
-
I do however think the removal process was successful.
+ Ubuntu 17.04
+ Latest installed kernel: 4.10.0-22-generic
+
+ $ uname -a
+ Linux KWRD-laptop-91 4.10.0-22-generic #24-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 22 17:43:20 UTC
2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
This is the `apt` output of the autoremove command:
- $ sudo apt autoremove
+ $ sudo apt autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
- Building dependency tree
+ Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
- linux-headers-4.10.0-20 linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic
linux-image-4.10.0-20-generic linux-image-extra-4.10.0-20-generic
linux-signed-image-4.10.0-20-generic
+ linux-headers-4.10.0-20 linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic
linux-image-4.10.0-20-generic linux-image-extra-4.10.0-20-generic
linux-signed-image-4.10.0-20-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 5 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 307 MB disk space will be freed.
- Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
+ Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 383493 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ...
Removing linux-headers-4.10.0-20 (4.10.0-20.22) ...
Removing linux-signed-image-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ...
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-22-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-22-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-21-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-21-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-extra-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal
4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found.
Please install the linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic package,
or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located
Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 4.10.0-20-generic cannot be found.
Please install the linux-headers-4.10.0-20-generic package,
or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/unattended-upgrades
4.10.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-22-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-22-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-21-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-21-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-4.10.0-20-generic (4.10.0-20.22) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
dkms: removing: bbswitch 0.8 (4.10.0-20-generic) (x86_64)
-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module: bbswitch
Version: 0.8
Kernel: 4.10.0-20-generic (x86_64)
-------------------------------------
Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.
bbswitch.ko:
- - Uninstallation
- - Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.10.0-20-generic/updates/dkms/
- - Original module
- - No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
- - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
+ - Uninstallation
+ - Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.10.0-20-generic/updates/dkms/
+ - Original module
+ - No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
+ - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
depmod...
DKMS: uninstall completed.
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-20-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 4.10.0-20-generic
/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-20-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-22-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-22-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-21-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.10.0-21-generic
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Output of `sudo apt install -f`:
$ sudo apt install -f
Reading package lists... Done
- Building dependency tree
+ Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
-
Output of `ls -l /lib/modules/`:
ls -l /lib/modules/
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Jun 1 09:48 4.10.0-21-generic
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Jun 8 18:56 4.10.0-22-generic
** Summary changed:
- Kernel package complains that package does not exist during uninstall
+ Kernel package complains that headers do not exist during uninstall
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