mike810
February 21st, 2019, 07:18 PM
I upgraded the system from 14.04.5 to 16.04.5
After upgrade, I tried to remove the old kernel 3.16.0-71
# dpkg -l|grep linux-im
ii linux-image-3.16.0-71-generic 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.16.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-141-generic 4.4.0-141.167 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.16.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-141-generic 4.4.0-141.167 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-generic 4.4.0.141.147
However, I am not able to remove one of the component (linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic).
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-======================================-========================-========================-================================================== ===============================
rH linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.16.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
I tried to remove it again:
# apt-get remove --purge linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 58 not upgraded.
After this operation, 157 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 71907 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic (3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1) ...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.16.0-71-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-71-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.16.0-71-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-71-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-71-generic
sync: invalid option -- 'f'
Try `sync --help' for more information.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic (--purge):
subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
The pkg become half installed and every time I tried to run any apt install, remove, or update command will result the same error messages of trying to remove linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic.
I have tried
dpkg --configure -a
apt-get install -f
apt-get autoclean
apt-get autoremove
dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic
and still the same.
-- update 2/22
after debugging awhile, I finally realize it is the problem with initramfs-tools on version 0.122ubuntu8.14.
I re-install 0.122ubuntu8 version and mark the version to hold so it won't upgrade to 0.122ubuntu8.14 version. I was able to remove old kernels and run all necessary upgrade/update.
I am about to upgrade to 18.04.2 so I need to unhold initramfs-tools so it can be upgrade to the latest version before system upgrade.
Now I can't upgrade to 18.04.2 because of initramfs-tools(0.122ubuntu8.14)
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.14) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.14) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-142-generic
sync: invalid option -- 'f'
Try `sync --help' for more information.
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
initramfs-tools
Upgrade incomplete
Please help
thanks
After upgrade, I tried to remove the old kernel 3.16.0-71
# dpkg -l|grep linux-im
ii linux-image-3.16.0-71-generic 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.16.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-141-generic 4.4.0-141.167 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.16.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-141-generic 4.4.0-141.167 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-generic 4.4.0.141.147
However, I am not able to remove one of the component (linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic).
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-======================================-========================-========================-================================================== ===============================
rH linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.16.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
I tried to remove it again:
# apt-get remove --purge linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 58 not upgraded.
After this operation, 157 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 71907 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic (3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1) ...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.16.0-71-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-71-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.16.0-71-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-71-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-71-generic
sync: invalid option -- 'f'
Try `sync --help' for more information.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic (--purge):
subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
The pkg become half installed and every time I tried to run any apt install, remove, or update command will result the same error messages of trying to remove linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic.
I have tried
dpkg --configure -a
apt-get install -f
apt-get autoclean
apt-get autoremove
dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic
and still the same.
-- update 2/22
after debugging awhile, I finally realize it is the problem with initramfs-tools on version 0.122ubuntu8.14.
I re-install 0.122ubuntu8 version and mark the version to hold so it won't upgrade to 0.122ubuntu8.14 version. I was able to remove old kernels and run all necessary upgrade/update.
I am about to upgrade to 18.04.2 so I need to unhold initramfs-tools so it can be upgrade to the latest version before system upgrade.
Now I can't upgrade to 18.04.2 because of initramfs-tools(0.122ubuntu8.14)
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.14) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.14) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-142-generic
sync: invalid option -- 'f'
Try `sync --help' for more information.
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
initramfs-tools
Upgrade incomplete
Please help
thanks