I can't upgrade to Ubuntu 13.10 from 13.04

You should remove old kernels. See this article for details:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/2793/how-do-i-remove-or-hide-old-kernel-versions-to-clean-up-the-boot-menu

What is the output of :

uname -a; dpkg -l | grep linux-image

Thanks

Please also send us the output of this command:

df -h; ls -lia /boot

Thanks.

installerdave@David:~$ df -h; ls -lia /boot
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/ubuntu-root 145G 20G 118G 15% /
none 4.0K 0 4.0K 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
udev 989M 4.0K 989M 1% /dev
tmpfs 201M 892K 200M 1% /run
none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
none 1004M 228K 1004M 1% /run/shm
none 100M 40K 100M 1% /run/user
/dev/sda1 228M 199M 18M 92% /boot
/home/installerdave/.Private 145G 20G 118G 15% /home/installerdave
total 196868
    2 drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 2048 Oct 29 17:24 .
    2 drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Oct 29 17:24 ..
12061 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 925807 May 16 08:54 abi-3.8.0-22-generic
12066 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 925807 May 29 13:56 abi-3.8.0-23-generic
   12 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 926429 Aug 22 14:26 abi-3.8.0-30-generic
20081 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 926513 Sep 10 13:28 abi-3.8.0-31-generic
20085 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 926513 Oct 1 15:08 abi-3.8.0-32-generic
12063 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 160891 May 16 08:54 config-3.8.0-22-generic
12064 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 160891 May 29 13:56 config-3.8.0-23-generic
   14 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 160908 Aug 22 14:26 config-3.8.0-30-generic
20082 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 160908 Sep 10 13:28 config-3.8.0-31-generic
20084 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 160909 Oct 1 15:08 config-3.8.0-32-generic
84337 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 1024 Oct 23 17:10 grub
12065 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31131872 May 27 10:48
initrd.img-3.8.0-22-generic
12070 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31129317 May 30 18:23
initrd.img-3.8.0-23-generic
   16 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31200842 Sep 6 22:26
initrd.img-3.8.0-30-generic
68273 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31199511 Sep 27 20:00
initrd.img-3.8.0-31-generic
20088 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31205323 Oct 23 17:10
initrd.img-3.8.0-32-generic
   11 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Apr 13 2013 lost+found
   21 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 176764 Dec 5 2012 memtest86+.bin
   22 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178944 Dec 5 2012 memtest86+_multiboot.bin
12059 -rw------- 1 root root 2444032 May 16 08:54
System.map-3.8.0-22-generic
12068 -rw------- 1 root root 2444032 May 29 13:56
System.map-3.8.0-23-generic
   15 -rw------- 1 root root 2445814 Aug 22 14:26
System.map-3.8.0-30-generic
20083 -rw------- 1 root root 2445683 Sep 10 13:28
System.map-3.8.0-31-generic
20087 -rw------- 1 root root 2445627 Oct 1 15:08
System.map-3.8.0-32-generic
12062 -rw------- 1 root root 5368656 May 16 08:54 vmlinuz-3.8.0-22-generic
12067 -rw------- 1 root root 5368656 May 29 13:56 vmlinuz-3.8.0-23-generic
   13 -rw------- 1 root root 5373488 Aug 22 14:26 vmlinuz-3.8.0-30-generic
   17 -rw------- 1 root root 5372944 Sep 10 13:28 vmlinuz-3.8.0-31-generic
20086 -rw------- 1 root root 5375088 Oct 1 15:08 vmlinuz-3.8.0-32-generic
installerdave@David:~$

On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 2:41 AM, Mark Rijckenberg <
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> Your question #238325 on Ubuntu changed:
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>
> Mark Rijckenberg requested more information:
> Please also send us the output of this command:
>
> df -h; ls -lia /boot
>
> Thanks.
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Please close this thread as it is a duplicate of the following thread:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/238014

I already explained in the other thread that the boot partition is too small.

Please do not create different threads about the same issue.

It only dilutes community efforts and causes confusion.

Why not keep everything in ONE thread, this one?

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/238014

I am not computer savy, so please bear with me when it I seem to do lame
things.
I am learning slowly how to use this Lanchpad
I don't understand threads, all I do understand is the downloads like
software updates and now the new operating system upgrade to 13.10 isn't
downloading to my computer and I don't know why. I hadn't had any problems
installing the 13.04 operating system, but after several months of using
it, I get messages saying my system failed, need more disk space......

On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Mark Rijckenberg <
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> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
> Please close this thread as it is a duplicate of the following thread:
>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/238014
>
> I already explained in the other thread that the boot partition is too
> small.
>
> Please do not create different threads about the same issue.
>
> It only dilutes community efforts and causes confusion.
>
> Why not keep everything in ONE thread, this one?
>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/238014
>
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It is possible to run an Ubuntu system with 200 MB /boot partition, but you have to carefully observe your system and do regular housekeeping to remove old kernel files when a new kernel version is installed - to make sure that you do not run out of space.

You should remove some of the obsolete kernel versions on your system. For your system as it currently is you can do that with the terminal command

sudo dpkg -P \
linux-image-3.8.0-22-generic-pae \
linux-image-3.8.0-23-generic-pae \
linux-image-3.8.0-30-generic-pae

I would just copy and paste the commands you sent me into the
terminal??....That is what I do when someone from launchpad sends me
commands.
On Nov 4, 2013 5:31 AM, "Manfred Hampl" <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #238325 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/238325
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
> It is possible to run an Ubuntu system with 200 MB /boot partition, but
> you have to carefully observe your system and do regular housekeeping to
> remove old kernel files when a new kernel version is installed - to make
> sure that you do not run out of space.
>
> You should remove some of the obsolete kernel versions on your system.
> For your system as it currently is you can do that with the terminal
> command
>
> sudo dpkg -P \
> linux-image-3.8.0-22-generic-pae \
> linux-image-3.8.0-23-generic-pae \
> linux-image-3.8.0-30-generic-pae
>
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I tried this command and this is what I got back

dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove linux-image-3.8.0-22-generic-pae
which isn't installed
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove linux-image-3.8.0-23-generic-pae
which isn't installed
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove linux-image-3.8.0-30-generic-pae
which isn't installed
installerdave@David:~$

when you say "remove old kernel files when a new kernel version is
installed" -what do I look for? or is easier to contact you or a support
tech.

On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 7:46 AM, David Laster <
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> Your question #238325 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/238325
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> You are still having a problem:
> I would just copy and paste the commands you sent me into the
> terminal??....That is what I do when someone from launchpad sends me
> commands.
> On Nov 4, 2013 5:31 AM, "Manfred Hampl" <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
> > Your question #238325 on Ubuntu changed:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/238325
> >
> > Status: Open => Answered
> >
> > Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
> > It is possible to run an Ubuntu system with 200 MB /boot partition, but
> > you have to carefully observe your system and do regular housekeeping to
> > remove old kernel files when a new kernel version is installed - to make
> > sure that you do not run out of space.
> >
> > You should remove some of the obsolete kernel versions on your system.
> > For your system as it currently is you can do that with the terminal
> > command
> >
> > sudo dpkg -P \
> > linux-image-3.8.0-22-generic-pae \
> > linux-image-3.8.0-23-generic-pae \
> > linux-image-3.8.0-30-generic-pae
> >
> > --
> > If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> > know that it is solved:
> >
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/238325/+confirm?answer_id=6
> >
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> > following page to enter your feedback:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/238325
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> >
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Sorry that the command did not work, seems that I made an assumtion about your system that is not true.

Please open a terminal and issue the command

dpkg -l | grep linux-image

and copy/paste the output into this question document as done before. This should provide the information that is necessary to create the cleanup command.

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