Ok, so a while ago I got a system message saying something along the lines of 'no space in /boot', so I went and did a couple of things.
I cleared out some of the old files in /boot, leaving only the most recent ones, but before this, I may have emptied an src file by accident, thinking I was doing the right thing.
It seems now that /usr/local/src is empty - I don't know if this is a good thing or not :-/
Anyway, recently I tried opening the Software Centre and get this error:-
New software cannot be installed, because there is a problem with the software currently installed. Do you want to repair this problem now?
So I click yes, but then after it attempts to 'Repair installed software', get this:
Code:
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(Reading database ... 295023 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic_3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Done.
Unpacking linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic (3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1) over (3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic_3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
cannot copy extracted data for './boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-50-generic' to '/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-50-generic.dpkg-new': failed to write (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 3.16.0-50-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-50-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.16.0-50-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-50-generic
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic_3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1_amd64.deb
Error in function:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-signed-image-3.16.0-50-generic:
linux-signed-image-3.16.0-50-generic depends on linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic (= 3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1); however:
Version of linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic on system is 3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1.
dpkg: error processing package linux-signed-image-3.16.0-50-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic:
linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-signed-image-3.16.0-50-generic; however:
Package linux-signed-image-3.16.0-50-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up linux-image-extra-3.16.0-50-generic (3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1) ...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.16.0-50-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-50-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.16.0-50-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-50-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-50-generic
gzip: stdout: No space left on device
cpio: write error: Broken pipe
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 1 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-50-generic with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-50-generic (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic:
linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic (= 3.16.0.50.41); however:
Package linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic-lts-utopic:
linux-image-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-image-extra-3.16.0-50-generic; however:
Package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-50-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic-lts-utopic:
linux-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-image-generic-lts-utopic (= 3.16.0.50.41); however:
Package linux-image-generic-lts-utopic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Next I did some searching on here and askubuntu etc etc, and tried doing the following, all with vaguely similar results:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
that gave me this:
Code:
bubble@fishtank:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
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-signed-image-3.16.0-50-generic : Depends: linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic (= 3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1) but 3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1 is installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
so I tried that and got
Code:
bubble@fishtank:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
[sudo] password for bubble:
Reading 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-3.16.0-46 linux-headers-3.16.0-46-generic
linux-headers-3.16.0-48 linux-headers-3.16.0-48-generic
linux-image-3.16.0-46-generic linux-image-3.16.0-48-generic
linux-image-extra-3.16.0-46-generic linux-image-extra-3.16.0-48-generic
linux-signed-image-3.16.0-46-generic linux-signed-image-3.16.0-48-generic
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic
Suggested packages:
fdutils linux-lts-utopic-tools
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic
1 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 1 not to upgrade.
6 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/16.2 MB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 295023 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic_3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Done.
Unpacking linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic (3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1) over (3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic_3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
cannot copy extracted data for './boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-50-generic' to '/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-50-generic.dpkg-new': failed to write (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 3.16.0-50-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-50-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.16.0-50-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-50-generic
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic_3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Then I tried
then
Code:
bubble@fishtank:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-signed-image-3.16.0-50-generic:
linux-signed-image-3.16.0-50-generic depends on linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic (= 3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1); however:
Version of linux-image-3.16.0-50-generic on system is 3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1.
dpkg: error processing package linux-signed-image-3.16.0-50-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic:
linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-signed-image-3.16.0-50-generic; however:
Package linux-signed-image-3.16.0-50-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up linux-image-extra-3.16.0-50-generic (3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1) ...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.16.0-50-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-50-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.16.0-50-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-50-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-50-generic
gzip: stdout: No space left on device
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-50-generic with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-50-generic (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic:
linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic (= 3.16.0.50.41); however:
Package linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic-lts-utopic:
linux-image-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-image-extra-3.16.0-50-generic; however:
Package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-50-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic-lts-utopic:
linux-generic-lts-utopic depends on linux-image-generic-lts-utopic (= 3.16.0.50.41); however:
Package linux-image-generic-lts-utopic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-generic-lts-utopic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-signed-image-3.16.0-50-generic
linux-signed-image-generic-lts-utopic
linux-image-extra-3.16.0-50-generic
linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic
linux-image-generic-lts-utopic
linux-generic-lts-utopic
So now I am lost and would really like some help please!
I know I have some parts of the image/kernel missing, or have the incorrect ones as I can understand that much, but I don't know what to do about it.
Please could someone help me?
Thanks in advance. I can copy/paste any outputs you might need.
kernel / (VMlinuz??) probs.
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Originally Posted by dino99
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