problem with security update: "linux-image-2.6.24-19-386"

[Zizo]

I am trying to install the security update: linux-image-2.6.24-19-386. However, at the middle of the installation I get the following error:

E: /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.24-19-386_2.6.24-19.36_i386.deb: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1)

any ideas for a solution?

Thank you in advance

[warp99]

Delete this file:


sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.24-19-386_2.6.24-19.36_i386.deb

then try the update again.

[Zizo]

Before reading your suggestion, I wanted to empty some space from the /boot partition. So I tried to remove some old kernel versions. I went to 'Synaptic Package Manager', I searched for 'linux-image-2' and tried to completely remove 'linux-image-2.6.24-16-386', the window mentioned that 'linux-image-2.6.24-17-386' is to be removed too. I apply and get the following error message: E: linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-17-386: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1

The second issue now is when I try to install new updates I get the following message: Not all updates can be installed, Run a partial upgrade, to install as many updates as possible.
I run the partial upgrade and I get the following message: Not enough free disk space. The upgrade aborts now. The upgrade needs a total of 31.5M free space on disk '/boot'. Please free at least an additional 22.5M of disk space on '/boot'. Empty your trash and remove temporary packages of former installations using 'sudo apt-get clean'.
I have nothing in the trash and I removed temporary packages using sudo apt-get clean, but the problem persists.

What is going on in my system? I am using Ubuntu 8.04. Any ideas on how to solve the two above mentioned issues that I am having?

Thank you in advance

[warp99]

... Not enough free disk space. The upgrade aborts now. The upgrade needs a total of 31.5M free space on disk '/boot'. Please free at least an additional 22.5M of disk space on '/boot'.

You have a separate partition for your /boot directory and there is not enough drive space on that partition to complete the partial upgrade.

The best thing to do is boot to a Gparted LiveCD or LiveUSB shrinking another partition and growing your /boot partition. You can use a Ubuntu LiveCD/USB to do the same thing, but the Gparted version is much easier. You can get Gparted here:

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php

Once you grow the partition for the additional space you should be able to complete the remaining operations. Just make sure its large enough for future updates.

[Zizo]

Before reading your suggestion, I wanted to empty some space from the /boot partition. So I tried to remove some old kernel versions. I went to 'Synaptic Package Manager', I searched for 'linux-image-2' and tried to completely remove 'linux-image-2.6.24-16-386', the window mentioned that 'linux-image-2.6.24-17-386' is to be removed too. I apply and get the following error message: E: linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-17-386: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1

I solved the problem by removing everything related to linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-17-386* from /var/lib/dpkg/info and then I issued the following commands:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get update

and the problem was solved. Both, linux-image-2.6.24-16-386 and linux-image-2.6.24-17-386 were removed.




The second issue now is when I try to install new updates I get the following message: Not all updates can be installed, Run a partial upgrade, to install as many updates as possible.
I run the partial upgrade and I get the following message: Not enough free disk space. The upgrade aborts now. The upgrade needs a total of 31.5M free space on disk '/boot'. Please free at least an additional 22.5M of disk space on '/boot'. Empty your trash and remove temporary packages of former installations using 'sudo apt-get clean'.
I have nothing in the trash and I removed temporary packages using sudo apt-get clean, but the problem persists.

After removing the above kernel versions I got more space in /boot and I was able to install new updates.

[warp99]

After removing the above kernel versions I got more space in /boot and I was able to install new updates.

I would still grow the partition on /boot so you won't run into this problem in the future.