Subj : Linux question
To   : Avon
From : Oli
Date : Sun Dec 18 2022 11:17:28

Avon wrote (2022-12-18):

 A> I'm running Debian Buster and ran the usual check for updates etc.
 A> commands

 A> When I did the system update I hit this error

 A> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.19.0-22-amd64
 A> pigz: abort: write error on <stdout> (No space left on device)

 A> so it looks like I'm running out of space and it could be the linux
 A> image(s) I have taking up space? Is that correct?

 A> What is the best way to remove some of the old ones safely?

Your boot partition is full. Try

$ apt list 'linux-image*'
or
$ dpkg -l 'linux-image*'
or
$ ls -la /boot

to list the installed linux images.

If autormove doesn't work, try to remove them manually

$ apt purge linux-image-<insert version here>


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