Ubuntu

boot partition full

Asked by luca moscato

Env: Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 LTS 64bits

Hi all
at the beginning of september 2017 I set up a new pc for a desktop user, command line never used. Now after 5 months of daily use I received the alert about /boot partition almost full, see below

user@latitude5580:~$ df -h
File system Dim. Usati Dispon. Uso% Montato su
/dev/sda2 473M 444M 4,7M 99% /boot

user@latitude5580:/boot$ ls -lh
totale 434M
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1,4M lug 20 16:11 abi-4.10.0-28-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1,4M ago 11 19:59 abi-4.10.0-33-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1,4M set 13 13:16 abi-4.10.0-35-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1,4M ott 7 02:35 abi-4.10.0-37-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1,4M nov 9 21:56 abi-4.10.0-40-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1,4M dic 4 19:28 abi-4.10.0-42-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1,5M gen 10 00:54 abi-4.13.0-26-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 201K lug 20 16:11 config-4.10.0-28-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 201K ago 11 19:59 config-4.10.0-33-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 201K set 13 13:16 config-4.10.0-35-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 201K ott 7 02:35 config-4.10.0-37-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 201K nov 9 21:56 config-4.10.0-40-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 201K dic 4 19:28 config-4.10.0-42-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 209K gen 10 00:54 config-4.13.0-26-generic
drwx------ 3 root root 4,0K gen 1 1970 efi
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 1,0K gen 17 08:56 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43M dic 19 09:08 initrd.img-4.10.0-28-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43M dic 19 09:08 initrd.img-4.10.0-33-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43M dic 19 09:07 initrd.img-4.10.0-35-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43M dic 19 09:07 initrd.img-4.10.0-37-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43M dic 19 09:07 initrd.img-4.10.0-40-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43M dic 19 09:08 initrd.img-4.10.0-42-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 50M gen 17 08:55 initrd.img-4.13.0-26-generic
drwx------ 2 root root 12K set 1 12:01 lost+found
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 179K gen 28 2016 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 181K gen 28 2016 memtest86+.elf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 181K gen 28 2016 memtest86+_multiboot.bin
-rw------- 1 root root 3,6M lug 20 16:11 System.map-4.10.0-28-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3,6M ago 11 19:59 System.map-4.10.0-33-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3,6M set 13 13:16 System.map-4.10.0-35-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3,6M ott 7 02:35 System.map-4.10.0-37-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3,6M nov 9 21:56 System.map-4.10.0-40-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3,6M dic 4 19:28 System.map-4.10.0-42-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3,7M gen 10 00:54 System.map-4.13.0-26-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7,1M set 1 12:03 vmlinuz-4.10.0-28-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7,1M ago 11 19:59 vmlinuz-4.10.0-33-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7,1M set 1 12:05 vmlinuz-4.10.0-33-generic.efi.signed
-rw------- 1 root root 7,1M set 13 13:16 vmlinuz-4.10.0-35-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7,1M set 20 08:59 vmlinuz-4.10.0-35-generic.efi.signed
-rw------- 1 root root 7,1M ott 7 02:35 vmlinuz-4.10.0-37-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7,1M ott 18 09:02 vmlinuz-4.10.0-37-generic.efi.signed
-rw------- 1 root root 7,1M nov 9 21:56 vmlinuz-4.10.0-40-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7,1M nov 21 09:00 vmlinuz-4.10.0-40-generic.efi.signed
-rw------- 1 root root 7,1M dic 4 19:28 vmlinuz-4.10.0-42-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7,1M dic 19 09:08 vmlinuz-4.10.0-42-generic.efi.signed
-rw------- 1 root root 7,4M gen 10 00:54 vmlinuz-4.13.0-26-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7,4M gen 17 08:56 vmlinuz-4.13.0-26-generic.efi.signed

user@latitude5580:/boot$ sudo apt autoremove
[sudo] password di user:
Lettura elenco dei pacchetti... Fatto
Generazione albero delle dipendenze
Lettura informazioni sullo stato... Fatto
I seguenti pacchetti saranno RIMOSSI:
  linux-headers-4.10.0-28 linux-headers-4.10.0-28-generic linux-headers-4.10.0-33 linux-headers-4.10.0-33-generic linux-headers-4.10.0-35 linux-headers-4.10.0-35-generic linux-headers-4.10.0-37
  linux-headers-4.10.0-37-generic linux-headers-4.10.0-40 linux-headers-4.10.0-40-generic linux-image-4.10.0-28-generic linux-image-4.10.0-33-generic linux-image-4.10.0-35-generic
  linux-image-4.10.0-37-generic linux-image-4.10.0-40-generic linux-image-extra-4.10.0-28-generic linux-image-extra-4.10.0-33-generic linux-image-extra-4.10.0-35-generic
  linux-image-extra-4.10.0-37-generic linux-image-extra-4.10.0-40-generic linux-signed-image-4.10.0-33-generic linux-signed-image-4.10.0-35-generic linux-signed-image-4.10.0-37-generic
  linux-signed-image-4.10.0-40-generic
0 aggiornati, 0 installati, 24 da rimuovere e 59 non aggiornati.
6 non completamente installati o rimossi.
Dopo quest'operazione, verranno liberati 1.539 MB di spazio su disco.
Continuare? [S/n] s

[ALL AUTOREMOVE STUFF...]

And after

user@latitude5580:/boot$ df -h
File system Dim. Usati Dispon. Uso% Montato su
/dev/sda2 473M 142M 307M 32% /boot

Basically, it seems that with default settings and if the user doesn't perform an autoremove from command line there is the chance to fill the /boot partition. This should be avoided since not every user is familiar with command line

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

I suggest you report a bug. Unless you have a specific need for a separate /boot partition then you will need to manage this. I don't think the default installation does this.

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luca moscato (luca-moscato) said : 		#2

Never did a manual partition so I can assume that is the default way of handle this.
What should I do to open a corresponding bug? (thx)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

If you run:

ubuntu-bug grub

It will start the process for you

Can you help with this problem?

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