dependency not met linux-image-...-generic-pae

[wiseveri]

I can't update my ubuntu server 12.04 system because I have this missing dependency to linux-image-..-generic-pae.

Running sudo apt-get -f install leads to

$ sudo apt-get -f installReading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-3.2.0-32 linux-headers-3.2.0-32-generic-pae linux-headers-3.2.0-33 linux-headers-3.2.0-33-generic-pae
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae
Suggested packages:
fdutils linux-doc-3.2.0 linux-source-3.2.0 linux-tools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 93 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/38.3 MB of archives.
After this operation, 113 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 152627 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae (from .../linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae_3.2.0-41.66_i386.deb) ...
Done.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae_3.2.0-41.66_i386.deb (--unpack):
failed in write on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./boot/System.map-3.2.0-41-generic-pae': No space left on device
No apport report written because the error message indicates a disk full error
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.2.0-41-generic-pae /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-41-generic-pae
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.2.0-41-generic-pae /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-41-generic-pae
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae_3.2.0-41.66_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

running dpkg --configure -a leads to


$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.99ubuntu13) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic-pae:
linux-image-generic-pae depends on linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae; however:
Package linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae is not installed.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic-pae (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic-pae:
linux-generic-pae depends on linux-image-generic-pae (= 3.2.0.41.49); however:
Package linux-image-generic-pae is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic-pae (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-33-generic-pae


gzip: stdout: No space left on device
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-33-generic-pae with 1.
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-generic-pae
linux-generic-pae
initramfs-tools

Any hints how to fix this?

[tgalati4]

failed in write on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./boot/System.map-3.2.0-41-generic-pae': No space left on device

Open a terminal, post the output of:


df -h

Disk space is like air--when you run out you die.

[wiseveri]

df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/greek--god-root 1.4T 1.3T 34G 98% /
udev 488M 4.0K 488M 1% /dev
tmpfs 199M 1.2M 198M 1% /run
none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
none 496M 4.0K 496M 1% /run/shm
/dev/sda1 228M 222M 0 100% /boot
/home/new-god/.Private 1.4T 1.3T 34G 98% /home/new-god

[ibjsb4]

This may help

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2141370

[matt_symes]

Hi


/dev/sda1 228M 222M 0 100% /boot

No space in your boot partition. You need to remove some old kernels.

Kind regards

[wiseveri]

Hi
No space in your boot partition. You need to remove some old kernels.

Kind regards

So finding out which kernels I have installed



$ dpkg --list | grep linux-image
rc linux-image-3.0.0-12-generic-pae 3.0.0-12.20 Linux kernel image for version 3.0.0 on x86
rc linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic-pae 3.0.0-13.22 Linux kernel image for version 3.0.0 on x86
ii linux-image-3.0.0-14-generic-pae 3.0.0-14.23 Linux kernel image for version 3.0.0 on x86
rc linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic-pae 3.0.0-15.26 Linux kernel image for version 3.0.0 on x86
rc linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic-pae 3.0.0-16.29 Linux kernel image for version 3.0.0 on x86
rc linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic-pae 3.0.0-17.30 Linux kernel image for version 3.0.0 on x86
ii linux-image-3.2.0-24-generic-pae 3.2.0-24.39 Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.2.0-25-generic-pae 3.2.0-25.40 Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.2.0-26-generic-pae 3.2.0-26.41 Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.2.0-27-generic-pae 3.2.0-27.43 Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic-pae 3.2.0-29.46 Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.2.0-31-generic-pae 3.2.0-31.50 Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.2.0-32-generic-pae 3.2.0-32.51 Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.2.0-33-generic-pae 3.2.0-33.52 Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
iU linux-image-generic-pae 3.2.0.41.49 Generic Linux kernel image


But then trying to uninstall the ones with 'ii' leads to


$ sudo apt-get remove linux-image-3.0.0-14-generic-pae
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
linux-image-generic-pae : Depends: linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).


So I can't uninstall kernels, because I have unmet dependencies, which I can't meet because I haven't enough space?!

[matt_symes]

Hi

Open a terminal and copy and past this line into it.


sudo dpkg -P linux-image-3.0.0-{12,13,14,15,16,17}-generic-pae

And then this one...


sudo dpkg -P linux-image-3.2.0-{24,25,26,27,29,31}-generic-pae

That'll leave two kernels for you.

After that, clean up any kernel headers you have installed.

Finally


sudo apt-get install -f

Kind regards

[wiseveri]

Thank you very much. This solved it!