Apt no longer works...

[britesc]

Hi,
Every time I run apt or dpkg in any guise I get the following end result.

install@ULS022C00:~$ sudo apt-get 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.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up linux-image-extra-3.5.0-26-generic (3.5.0-26.42) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.5.0-26-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-2
6-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-26-generic


gzip: stdout: No space left on device
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-26-generic with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-extra-3.5.0-26-generic.
postinst line 1010.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-extra-3.5.0-26-generic (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
dpkg: dependency problems prev
ent configuration of linux-image-generic:
linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-extra-3.5.0-26-generic; however:
Package linux-image-extra-3.5.0-26-generic is not configured yet.


dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
dpkg: dependency problems prev
ent configuration of linux-generic:
linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic; however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.


dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
Errors were encountered while
processing:
linux-image-extra-3.5.0-26-generic
linux-image-generic
linux-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
install@ULS022C00:~$

Could someone please advise me how to resolve this problem?
I think it may be related to this message which I have just started getting...

=> /boot is using 96.5% of 227MB

I am running Ubuntu 12.10 (GNU/Linux 3.5.0-23-generic x86_64) on an old headless WHS from Acer (H-340) which has an internal ram disk (/dev/sde1) which I setup as /boot during install as the boot image was small enough.

I think I need to move boot back onto the main hard disk and waste the ram disk. So even if that is not the problem, could someone advise me how to move boot?

Appreciate any support.
Kind reagrds,
jB