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synaptics package manager errors and dpkg wont work [dependency problems]

Asked by Bober

I opened synaptics package manager this morning after booting up and it gave me an error
after running what it said in the message box in terminal i got this

    bober@BoberBot:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
    [sudo] password for bober:
    Setting up gnome-system-monitor (3.8.0-0ubuntu1) ...
    Setting up linux-image-extra-3.8.0-27-generic (3.8.0-27.40) ...
    Running depmod.
    update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
    Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
    run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.8.0-27-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-27-generic
    run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 3.8.0-27-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-27-generic
    run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.8.0-27-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-27-generic
    update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.8.0-27-generic

    gzip: stdout: No space left on device
    E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
    update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.8.0-27-generic with 1.
    run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
    Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-extra-3.8.0-27-generic.postinst line 1010.
    dpkg: error processing linux-image-extra-3.8.0-27-generic (--configure):
     subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
    dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
     linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-extra-3.8.0-27-generic; however:
      Package linux-image-extra-3.8.0-27-generic is not configured yet.

    dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
     dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
    dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
     linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 3.8.0.27.45); however:
      Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.

    dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
     dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
    Errors were encountered while processing:
     linux-image-extra-3.8.0-27-generic
     linux-image-generic
     linux-generic
    bober@BoberBot:~$

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Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131) said : 		#1

" gzip: stdout: No space left on device"

Your /boot partition is full (if you don't have /boot in a separate partition, then root is full). If you have old kernels hanging aroud, now would be a good time to remove them.

Give output of:
df -h

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primefalcon (primefalcon) said : 		#2

could also be errors on the device in which case boot a live disk/usb and opening gparted and selecting fix from the menus for said partitions

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#3

Please open a terminal and issue the command

df -h; df -i

then select all output, copy it and paste into this question document taht we can see it.
The results of that command should indicate which of the devices is full.

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Bober (bober-182) said : 		#4

It was my boot drive I didn't know you had to delete old kernels. There should be a way to do it by default after 3 new ones or so.