kernel cleaning problems [nevermind]

[wutsinterweb]

[I've elected to wipe and put the beta of 19.0 Cinnamon on, so disregard this thread]

I'm trying different ways to clean out old kernels and nothing is working and I cannot update my kernel, I tried this thread:

viewtopic.php?f=46&t=270858&p=1479473&h ... s#p1479473

Also, I don't know the numbering convention so I cannot tell if something with a 4.13 is newer or older than 4.4...

[Pjotr]

Apparently you have two separate issues: 1. you don't know how to get rid of old kernels, and 2. you can't update your kernel.

Let's start with number 1:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... ld-kernels
(item 8, right column)

Remove all old kernels in one big stroke?
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... one-stroke
(item 8.1, right column)

[Spearmint2]

Does the second one also update the grub to remove references to the old kernels?

[Pjotr]

Does the second one also update the grub to remove references to the old kernels?

Yes, because any kernel removal automatically triggers update-grub....

[Flemur]

Get a list of your kernels (because "mintupdate", below, doesn't list installed kernels intelligently):

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ls -l /boot/vmlinuz*

Decide which ones to keep. (probably two is a good idea)

Then run this:

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gksudo mintupdate

Then
mintupdate -> View -> Linux kernels -> pick the ones you don't want -> Remove

Everything's kinda slow in mintupdate, so give it a few seconds before you decide it's stuck.

[wutsinterweb]

Yes, followed that, thank you, it's somehow failing. I've also lost use of firefox and have to use a different browser. It will boot though.

I'm not on that computer at the moment, I've got to go take care of thing and I'll come back later on to diagnose if it's ok?

[wutsinterweb]

Here Is what I get:

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sudo sh /opt/purge-old-kernels-2.sh[sudo] password for xxx: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  linux-headers-4.13.0-26-generic* linux-headers-4.13.0-31-generic*
  linux-headers-4.13.0-32-generic* linux-headers-4.13.0-36-generic*
  linux-headers-4.13.0-38-generic* linux-image-4.13.0-26-generic* linux-image-4.13.0-31-generic*
  linux-image-4.13.0-32-generic* linux-image-4.13.0-36-generic* linux-image-4.13.0-38-generic*
  linux-image-extra-4.13.0-26-generic* linux-image-extra-4.13.0-31-generic*
  linux-image-extra-4.13.0-32-generic* linux-image-extra-4.13.0-36-generic*
  linux-image-extra-4.13.0-38-generic* linux-image-extra-4.13.0-45-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 16 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 1,393 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 503884 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-extra-4.13.0-45-generic (4.13.0-45.50~16.04.1) ...
depmod: FATAL: could not load /boot/System.map-4.13.0-45-generic: No such file or directory
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.13.0-45-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-45-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 4.13.0-45-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-45-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.13.0-45-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-45-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.13.0-45-generic
Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf8
depmod: WARNING: could not open /var/tmp/mkinitramfs_BClagz/lib/modules/4.13.0-45-generic/modules.order: No such file or directory
depmod: WARNING: could not open /var/tmp/mkinitramfs_BClagz/lib/modules/4.13.0-45-generic/modules.builtin: No such file or directory

gzip: stdout: No space left on device
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.13.0-45-generic with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-4.13.0-45-generic (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-extra-4.13.0-45-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
 ~ $ 

[wutsinterweb]

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dpkg --get-selections | grep linux-headers  && dpkg --get-selections | grep linux-image
linux-headers-4.13.0-26                         install
linux-headers-4.13.0-26-generic                 install
linux-headers-4.13.0-31                         install
linux-headers-4.13.0-31-generic                 install
linux-headers-4.13.0-32                         install
linux-headers-4.13.0-32-generic                 install
linux-headers-4.13.0-36                         install
linux-headers-4.13.0-36-generic                 install
linux-headers-4.13.0-38                         install
linux-headers-4.13.0-38-generic                 install
linux-headers-4.13.0-41                         install
linux-headers-4.13.0-41-generic                 install
linux-headers-4.13.0-43                         install
linux-headers-4.13.0-43-generic                 install
linux-headers-4.13.0-45                         install
linux-headers-4.13.0-45-generic                 install
linux-image-4.10.0-32-generic                   deinstall
linux-image-4.10.0-33-generic                   deinstall
linux-image-4.10.0-38-generic                   deinstall
linux-image-4.10.0-42-generic                   deinstall
linux-image-4.13.0-26-generic                   install
linux-image-4.13.0-31-generic                   install
linux-image-4.13.0-32-generic                   install
linux-image-4.13.0-36-generic                   install
linux-image-4.13.0-38-generic                   install
linux-image-4.13.0-41-generic                   install
linux-image-4.13.0-43-generic                   install
linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic                    deinstall
linux-image-4.4.0-87-generic                    deinstall
linux-image-4.8.0-53-generic                    deinstall
linux-image-extra-4.10.0-32-generic             deinstall
linux-image-extra-4.10.0-33-generic             deinstall
linux-image-extra-4.10.0-38-generic             deinstall
linux-image-extra-4.10.0-42-generic             deinstall
linux-image-extra-4.13.0-26-generic             install
linux-image-extra-4.13.0-31-generic             install
linux-image-extra-4.13.0-32-generic             install
linux-image-extra-4.13.0-36-generic             install
linux-image-extra-4.13.0-38-generic             install
linux-image-extra-4.13.0-41-generic             install
linux-image-extra-4.13.0-43-generic             install
linux-image-extra-4.13.0-45-generic             deinstall
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-83-generic              deinstall
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-87-generic              deinstall
linux-image-extra-4.8.0-53-generic              deinstall

[wutsinterweb]

While trying to remove with update manager:

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Reading database ... 503884 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-extra-4.13.0-45-generic (4.13.0-45.50~16.04.1) ...
depmod: FATAL: could not load /boot/System.map-4.13.0-45-generic: No such file or directory
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.13.0-45-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-45-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 4.13.0-45-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-45-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.13.0-45-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-45-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.13.0-45-generic
Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf8
depmod: WARNING: could not open /var/tmp/mkinitramfs_Jnld1q/lib/modules/4.13.0-45-generic/modules.order: No such file or directory
depmod: WARNING: could not open /var/tmp/mkinitramfs_Jnld1q/lib/modules/4.13.0-45-generic/modules.builtin: No such file or directory

gzip: stdout: No space left on device
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.13.0-45-generic with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-4.13.0-45-generic (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-extra-4.13.0-45-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Setting up linux-image-extra-4.13.0-43-generic (4.13.0-43.48~16.04.1) ...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.13.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-43-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 4.13.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-43-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.13.0-43-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-43-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.13.0-43-generic
Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf8

gzip: stdout: No space left on device
cpio: write error: Broken pipe
find: ‘standard output’: Broken pipe
find: write error
E: mkinitramfs failure find 1 cpio 1 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.13.0-43-generic with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-4.13.0-43-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.11) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.11) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.13.0-43-generic
Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf8

gzip: stdout: No space left on device
cpio: write error: Broken pipe
find: ‘standard output’: Broken pipe
find: write error
E: mkinitramfs failure find 1 cpio 1 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.13.0-43-generic with 1.
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-extra-4.13.0-43-generic
 initramfs-tools

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[wutsinterweb]

Just an update:

I just felt that the amount of trouble to recover compared to just doing a fresh install and going to Cinnamon (with the 19.0 beta) was worth it, rather than hassle. I wanted more room for my boot drive and wanted a UEFI partition too.

I have a new question but it needs and entirely different thread in a different room (VB stuff).

[Spearmint2]

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gzip: stdout: No space left on device

whatever device you are using is full. Check out your media devices.

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sudo parted -l 

that's little L

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sudo fdisk -l

another little L

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sudo blkid

[karlchen]

[I've elected to wipe and put the beta of 19.0 Cinnamon on, so disregard this thread]

closing thread, because there is no point in going on.