Hello. I submitted this bug in 2015. See bug #1460396. In that report I included a short patch for update-manager which would allow checking for enough space for a new kernel, but it got little attention.
Although @Alberto mentioned patching update-manager would be over- engineering, it's better to at least add a check, than to do nothing.. Since 2015.. My solution makes sure there is enough room for the current kernel size + 10MB headroom in case of a large increase. It does no harm to make a simple check prior to an upgrade and prompt the user that they may not have enough room for the upgrade, and to go to a URL with instructions on how to run an apt autoremove, or to use synaptic to remove specific old kernels, etc. No harm. It's better to give a recommendation instead of letting users who are just that, users, fend for themselves. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1477455 Title: Incorrect instructions leave automatic updates blocked when /boot is full To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1477455/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
