[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554455] Re: "update-initramfs" is executed several times when you remove old kernels
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554455 Title: "update-initramfs" is executed several times when you remove old kernels Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Here is an example. I had several old kernels: linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic I used apt-get autoremove and here is the result: apt-get autoremove Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: grub-pc-bin linux-headers-3.19.0-49 linux-headers-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-extra-4.2.0-25-generic linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 9 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 502 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y (Reading database ... 211099 files and directories currently installed.) Removing grub-pc-bin (2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.7) ... Removing linux-headers-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Removing linux-headers-3.19.0-49 (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Removing linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration done Removing linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration done Removing linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554455] Re: "update-initramfs" is executed several times when you remove old kernels
It's been 4 years and nothing has been changed, this still happening. executing "update-initramfs" several times is wasting of processing power and time. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554455 Title: "update-initramfs" is executed several times when you remove old kernels Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Here is an example. I had several old kernels: linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic I used apt-get autoremove and here is the result: apt-get autoremove Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: grub-pc-bin linux-headers-3.19.0-49 linux-headers-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-extra-4.2.0-25-generic linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 9 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 502 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y (Reading database ... 211099 files and directories currently installed.) Removing grub-pc-bin (2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.7) ... Removing linux-headers-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Removing linux-headers-3.19.0-49 (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Removing linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration done Removing linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration done Removing linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554455] Re: "update-initramfs" is executed several times when you remove old kernels
** Tags added: cscc -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554455 Title: "update-initramfs" is executed several times when you remove old kernels Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Here is an example. I had several old kernels: linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic I used apt-get autoremove and here is the result: apt-get autoremove Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: grub-pc-bin linux-headers-3.19.0-49 linux-headers-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-extra-4.2.0-25-generic linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 9 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 502 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y (Reading database ... 211099 files and directories currently installed.) Removing grub-pc-bin (2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.7) ... Removing linux-headers-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Removing linux-headers-3.19.0-49 (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Removing linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration done Removing linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration done Removing linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image:
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1554455] Re: "update-initramfs" is executed several times when you remove old kernels
** Also affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554455 Title: "update-initramfs" is executed several times when you remove old kernels Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Here is an example. I had several old kernels: linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic I used apt-get autoremove and here is the result: apt-get autoremove Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: grub-pc-bin linux-headers-3.19.0-49 linux-headers-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-extra-4.2.0-25-generic linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 9 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 502 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y (Reading database ... 211099 files and directories currently installed.) Removing grub-pc-bin (2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.7) ... Removing linux-headers-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Removing linux-headers-3.19.0-49 (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Removing linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration done Removing linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration done Removing linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ... Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d . run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-49-generic