How to fix full boot partition with unmet dependencies
My Ubuntu instance will do security updates until boot partition is full and from then on kernel updates will fail.
When boot is full it is also not possible to remove older kernels because there are unmet dependencies. Apt will not allow those unmet dependencies to exist. As shown below, I cannot purge 138 because of unmet dependencies but I also cannot install 138 because the disk is full.
I suppose at this point I have edit dependencies manually. Bypassing Apt. How can I fix this issue? Without completely reinstalling Ubuntu?
[user@mysystem:~] $ sudo apt-get purge linux-image-extra-4.4.0-138-generic linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic' is not installed, so not removed
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
linux-image-generic : Depends: linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic but it is not going to be installed
Depends: linux-image-extra-4.4.0-138-generic but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: thermald but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
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My Ubuntu instance will do security updates until boot partition is full and from then on kernel updates will fail.
When boot is full it is also not possible to remove older kernels because there are unmet dependencies. Apt will not allow those unmet dependencies to exist. As shown below, I cannot purge 138 because of unmet dependencies but I also cannot install 138 because the disk is full.
I suppose at this point I have edit dependencies manually. Bypassing Apt. How can I fix this issue? Without completely reinstalling Ubuntu?
[user@mysystem:~] $ sudo apt-get purge linux-image-extra-4.4.0-138-generic linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic' is not installed, so not removed
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
linux-image-generic : Depends: linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic but it is not going to be installed
Depends: linux-image-extra-4.4.0-138-generic but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: thermald but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
boot apt package-management dependencies
asked 1 hour ago
onknowsonknows
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help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels
– guiverc
1 hour ago
I don't think that wil work. Apt is determined to first install and then purge. Not the other way around. IMHO it would be better to purge first and install after but that is not how Apt does it.
– onknows
7 mins ago
Possible duplicate of Can't clean a full /boot because of unmet dependencies
– guiverc
12 secs ago
They key was maintenance (keep boot clean so it doesn't occur), but if you look further it also covered removing old kernels including when you have broken deps due to space issues.
– guiverc
11 secs ago
add a comment |
My Ubuntu instance will do security updates until boot partition is full and from then on kernel updates will fail.
When boot is full it is also not possible to remove older kernels because there are unmet dependencies. Apt will not allow those unmet dependencies to exist. As shown below, I cannot purge 138 because of unmet dependencies but I also cannot install 138 because the disk is full.
I suppose at this point I have edit dependencies manually. Bypassing Apt. How can I fix this issue? Without completely reinstalling Ubuntu?
[user@mysystem:~] $ sudo apt-get purge linux-image-extra-4.4.0-138-generic linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic' is not installed, so not removed
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
linux-image-generic : Depends: linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic but it is not going to be installed
Depends: linux-image-extra-4.4.0-138-generic but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: thermald but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
boot apt package-management dependencies
asked 1 hour ago
onknowsonknows
1314
My Ubuntu instance will do security updates until boot partition is full and from then on kernel updates will fail.
When boot is full it is also not possible to remove older kernels because there are unmet dependencies. Apt will not allow those unmet dependencies to exist. As shown below, I cannot purge 138 because of unmet dependencies but I also cannot install 138 because the disk is full.
I suppose at this point I have edit dependencies manually. Bypassing Apt. How can I fix this issue? Without completely reinstalling Ubuntu?
[user@mysystem:~] $ sudo apt-get purge linux-image-extra-4.4.0-138-generic linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic' is not installed, so not removed
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
linux-image-generic : Depends: linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic but it is not going to be installed
Depends: linux-image-extra-4.4.0-138-generic but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: thermald but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
boot apt package-management dependencies
boot apt package-management dependencies
asked 1 hour ago
onknowsonknows
1314
asked 1 hour ago
onknowsonknows
1314
asked 1 hour ago
onknowsonknows
1314
asked 1 hour ago
onknowsonknows
1314
asked 1 hour ago
onknowsonknows
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help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels
– guiverc
1 hour ago
I don't think that wil work. Apt is determined to first install and then purge. Not the other way around. IMHO it would be better to purge first and install after but that is not how Apt does it.
– onknows
7 mins ago
Possible duplicate of Can't clean a full /boot because of unmet dependencies
– guiverc
12 secs ago
They key was maintenance (keep boot clean so it doesn't occur), but if you look further it also covered removing old kernels including when you have broken deps due to space issues.
– guiverc
11 secs ago
add a comment |
help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels
– guiverc
1 hour ago
I don't think that wil work. Apt is determined to first install and then purge. Not the other way around. IMHO it would be better to purge first and install after but that is not how Apt does it.
– onknows
7 mins ago
Possible duplicate of Can't clean a full /boot because of unmet dependencies
– guiverc
12 secs ago
They key was maintenance (keep boot clean so it doesn't occur), but if you look further it also covered removing old kernels including when you have broken deps due to space issues.
– guiverc
11 secs ago
help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels
– guiverc
1 hour ago
help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels
– guiverc
1 hour ago
I don't think that wil work. Apt is determined to first install and then purge. Not the other way around. IMHO it would be better to purge first and install after but that is not how Apt does it.
– onknows
7 mins ago
I don't think that wil work. Apt is determined to first install and then purge. Not the other way around. IMHO it would be better to purge first and install after but that is not how Apt does it.
– onknows
7 mins ago
Possible duplicate of Can't clean a full /boot because of unmet dependencies
– guiverc
12 secs ago
Possible duplicate of Can't clean a full /boot because of unmet dependencies
– guiverc
12 secs ago
They key was maintenance (keep boot clean so it doesn't occur), but if you look further it also covered removing old kernels including when you have broken deps due to space issues.
– guiverc
11 secs ago
They key was maintenance (keep boot clean so it doesn't occur), but if you look further it also covered removing old kernels including when you have broken deps due to space issues.
– guiverc
11 secs ago
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help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels
– guiverc
1 hour ago
I don't think that wil work. Apt is determined to first install and then purge. Not the other way around. IMHO it would be better to purge first and install after but that is not how Apt does it.
– onknows
7 mins ago
Possible duplicate of Can't clean a full /boot because of unmet dependencies
– guiverc
12 secs ago
They key was maintenance (keep boot clean so it doesn't occur), but if you look further it also covered removing old kernels including when you have broken deps due to space issues.
– guiverc
11 secs ago