[Solved] Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

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[Solved] Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

Post by vcosn »

Newbie here.
My /boot is full. Upon checking it seems to be full of old image versions and configuration files.
--> Tried to remove them via the Syanptic Package Manager, it returned an error and
---> Tried to resize /boot using GParted, couldn't increase the size beyond its current value.

How do I safely remove the older versions of these files. I'm not sure which the right files to directly delete.
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WharfRat

Re: Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

Post by WharfRat »

vcosn,

What does dpkg -l|egrep 'linux-image|linux-headers' return :?:
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vcosn

Re: Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

Post by vcosn »

returns too many old versions


ii linux-headers-4.4.0-53 4.4.0-53.74 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-53-generic 4.4.0-53.74 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-77 4.4.0-77.98 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-77-generic 4.4.0-77.98 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-78 4.4.0-78.99 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-78-generic 4.4.0-78.99 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-79 4.4.0-79.100 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-79-generic 4.4.0-79.100 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-81 4.4.0-81.104 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-81-generic 4.4.0-81.104 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-83 4.4.0-83.106 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-83-generic 4.4.0-83.106 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-87 4.4.0-87.110 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-87-generic 4.4.0-87.110 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-89 4.4.0-89.112 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-89-generic 4.4.0-89.112 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-92 4.4.0-92.115 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-92-generic 4.4.0-92.115 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-53-generic 4.4.0-53.74 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-77-generic 4.4.0-77.98 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-78-generic 4.4.0-78.99 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-79-generic 4.4.0-79.100 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-81-generic 4.4.0-81.104 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic 4.4.0-83.106 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-87-generic 4.4.0-87.110 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-89-generic 4.4.0-89.112 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-92-generic 4.4.0-92.115 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-53-generic 4.4.0-53.74 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-77-generic 4.4.0-77.98 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-78-generic 4.4.0-78.99 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-79-generic 4.4.0-79.100 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-81-generic 4.4.0-81.104 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-83-generic 4.4.0-83.106 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-87-generic 4.4.0-87.110 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-89-generic 4.4.0-89.112 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-92-generic 4.4.0-92.115 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
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WharfRat

Re: Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

Post by WharfRat »

Wow :shock:

Start purging the unused kernels and headers with sudo apt-get purge linux-image-4.4.0-53-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-53 linux-headers-4.4.0-53-generic

Do that for each set.

Check which kernel you're using with uname -r and leave that one intact.
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vcosn

Re: Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

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Thanks a lot. :D
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Re: Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

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vcosn wrote:returns too many old versions


ii linux-headers-4.4.0-53 4.4.0-53.74 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-53-generic 4.4.0-53.74 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-77 4.4.0-77.98 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-77-generic 4.4.0-77.98 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-78 4.4.0-78.99 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-78-generic 4.4.0-78.99 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-79 4.4.0-79.100 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-79-generic 4.4.0-79.100 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-81 4.4.0-81.104 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-81-generic 4.4.0-81.104 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-83 4.4.0-83.106 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-83-generic 4.4.0-83.106 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-87 4.4.0-87.110 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-87-generic 4.4.0-87.110 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-89 4.4.0-89.112 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-89-generic 4.4.0-89.112 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-92 4.4.0-92.115 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii linux-headers-4.4.0-92-generic 4.4.0-92.115 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-53-generic 4.4.0-53.74 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-77-generic 4.4.0-77.98 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-78-generic 4.4.0-78.99 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-79-generic 4.4.0-79.100 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-81-generic 4.4.0-81.104 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic 4.4.0-83.106 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-87-generic 4.4.0-87.110 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-89-generic 4.4.0-89.112 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-92-generic 4.4.0-92.115 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-53-generic 4.4.0-53.74 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-77-generic 4.4.0-77.98 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-78-generic 4.4.0-78.99 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-79-generic 4.4.0-79.100 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-81-generic 4.4.0-81.104 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-83-generic 4.4.0-83.106 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-87-generic 4.4.0-87.110 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-89-generic 4.4.0-89.112 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-92-generic 4.4.0-92.115 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
Good grief! :?
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vcosn

Re: [Solved] Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

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Never knew to use autoremove and installed updates whenever the package manager prompted me. True noob :(
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Re: [Solved] Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

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vcosn wrote:Never knew to use autoremove and installed updates whenever the package manager prompted me. True noob :(
Man, don't feel bad, I'm right there with you! But as it states in the red text at the top of this forum, we ALL start out as n00bs! Thanks for this post, now I've learned another point in Linux..

EDIT: It doesn't say that in the red text at top of page! WHERE did I read that? :/
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Re: [Solved] Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

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What types of files do we remove, looks like two types?
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Re: [Solved] Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

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Split off ra1madden's post from the [solved] thread and turned into a new thread: Filesystem /boot filled? "gzip: stdout: No space left on device"
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Re: [Solved] Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

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This is one more indication of a link that fixed many of the same malady in several of mine and other computers that were updated the last few weeks from LM18.1 to LM18.2.
Boot Partitions filled and other red lined alarms.
Try these:

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sudo apt-get install byobu
You probably will need to enter your password that will not show.
and this:

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sudo purge-old-kernels
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Re: [Solved] Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

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What is byobu, Is that a trusted app, before I use it? Sorry for dumb question.
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Re: [Solved] Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

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Never mind, I see it, good idea!
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Re: [Solved] Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

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sudo purge-old-kernels
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?
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Re: [Solved] Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

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Hurrdurr, got it, had to close synaptic.

That works good! It left the current and previous. Very good.
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Re: [Solved] Cannot increase /boot size or remove older versions of kernel

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byobu worked very well indeed. Nice for ongoing management.
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