[SFS] Fwd: When you can't update Debian or Ubuntu, because /boot is too full

Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:21:07 -0600 (MDT)

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Somebody asked me this, and it actually comes up kinda frequently, so I figured I'd share it here. 
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> When you can't update Debian or Ubuntu, because /boot is too full ,
> try this:
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> > # Try this:
> 

> > ls -ltr /boot
> 

> > # Now, with your oldest version number (probably at the top of that
> > listing), do something like this:
> 

> > dpkg -l | grep 3.2.0-29
> 

> > # Now, remove those packages with something like this:
> 

> > sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic
> > linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic linux-headers-3.2.0-29
> 

> > # Keep doing that until your /boot is only around half full
> 

> > df -h /boot
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#000000"><span>When you can't update Debian or Ubuntu, because /boot is too=
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t:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px;color:#000;fo=
nt-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helveti=
ca,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><style>p { margin: 0; }</style><div st=
yle=3D"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"># Try=
 this:<br><br>ls -ltr /boot<br><br># Now, with your oldest version number (=
probably at the top of that listing), do something like this:<br><br>dpkg -=
l | grep 3.2.0-29<br><br># Now, remove those packages with something like t=
his:<br><br>sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic linux-headers-3=
.2.0-29-generic linux-headers-3.2.0-29 <br><span><br># Keep doing that unti=
l your /boot is only around half full<br><br>df -h /boot</span><br></div></=
blockquote><br></div></blockquote><br></div></body></html>
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