Update Failed

[JustAnotherVagueAnon]

When trying to update via synaptic, I got a message saying 3 updates had failed. Trying again to run it on the command line, I get:


bbraun@bbraun-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
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, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-18-generic (2.6.24-18.26) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic

gzip: stdout: No space left on device
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic
dpkg: error processing linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-18-generic (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
linux-image-generic depends on linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-18-generic; however:
Package linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-18-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.24.18.20); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-18-generic
linux-image-generic
linux-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Any fix?

[viljun]

gzip: stdout: No space left on device

Do you have enough space on your partition? Open terminal and type 'free -h' to see space available.

I'm not sure but you maybe should update first and upgrade after updating. Updating goes like this 'sudo apt-get update'

[avtolle]

You need to create some space on the partition, which, unless you have a separate /Boot partition, will be the / partition.

[JustAnotherVagueAnon]

bbraun@bbraun-desktop:~$ free h
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 2054920 967520 1087400 0 18912 365568
-/+ buffers/cache: 583040 1471880
Swap: 1992020 0 1992020

It appears I have free space... Now what?

[abn91c]

dpkg --configure -a,then sudo apt-get install -f

[JustAnotherVagueAnon]

Same thing...


bbraun@bbraun-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-18-generic (2.6.24-18.26) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic

gzip: stdout: No space left on device
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic
dpkg: error processing linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-18-generic (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
linux-image-generic depends on linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-18-generic; however:
Package linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-18-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.24.18.20); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-18-generic
linux-image-generic
linux-generic

I'm not sure how I should free up space... This problem is started to affect other things as well...

EDIT:

You need to create some space on the partition, which, unless you have a separate /Boot partition, will be the / partition.
You were correct. BOOT is 100% full, but I'm still not sure how to fix it. Can I link partitions somehow or add space or delete anything?

[JustAnotherVagueAnon]

Deleted an old kernel to free up space... I should've done that in the first place heh. Works now.

[zvacet]

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get autoremove

[iaculallad]

sudo apt-get install util-linux
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade