Just to update everyone, deleting the kernel packages using apt-get allowed the update manager to run with no hitches.
I have a few ideas/suggestions to help avoid more bug reports on this in the future: 1) The text in the 'not enough free space' dialog box could be amended to include a note about removing old kernels using apt-get, synaptic, etc. 2) Change the process which consumes the space in the first place. Try to squeeze out any unnecessary/overkill space requirements. [I'm obviously not familiar with what's all is happening in these steps, but I'm sure you know if this can be done or not.] 3) Increase the default size of the boot partition during a server install. [The installation on this system is somewhat fuzzy to me now, but I'm pretty sure I used the sizes suggested when using LVM] 4) If the update manager finds that there is not enough free space on the drive, it could allow the user to select which kernels to keep, or which ones/how many to keep. Then it would proceed to remove them automatically, making sure to keep the ones the user wants. 5) Failing both of the former options, the update manager could guide the user through a partition resizing application. This is a bit scary for the user to do on their own, so help from above might ease the situation. I wouldn't (at least for the foreseeable future) want to see this become a standard part of an upgrade due to risk/instability. These are just some ideas I pulled off the top of my head, so I make no claim that they're fully baked. I would like to hear input if you have any. Cheers, -Ryan On 8/28/07, Ryan Bruce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ahhh....duh. I incorrectly assumed it was calculating the space by > looking at the images on disk. Boy do I feel dumb now. Thanks for > the help! > > Cheers, > -Ryan > > On 8/28/07, Michael Vogt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > @ryanmbruce: Thanks for the logs! It looks like you removed the images > > from the filesystem, but not the kernel packages. Please use synaptic to > > remove the no longer used kernels (make sure to keep the one you are > > currently using :) > > > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,237 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.17-10-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,259 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.15-22-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,272 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.17-7-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,292 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.15-17-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,317 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.17-8-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,324 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.15-21-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,363 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.22-10-386 (new-install) added > > with 10485760 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,371 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.17-6-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,382 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.17-9-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,411 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.17-11-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,437 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.17-5-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,454 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.20-15-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,531 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.20-16-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,561 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.15-20-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,572 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.15-23-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > 2007-08-26 22:56:14,605 DEBUG linux-image-2.6.17-4-386 (upgrade|installed) > > added with 20971520 to boot space > > > > The space calculation is correct. > > > > -- > > [MASTER] /boot free space check message misleading and space requirement > > too big > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/104337 > > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > > of the bug. > > > -- [MASTER] /boot free space check message misleading and space requirement too big https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/104337 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs