Subj : Re: Linux question
To   : All
From : Nigel Reed
Date : Mon Dec 19 2022 01:36:24

On Sun, 18 Dec 2022 11:17:28 +0100
"Oli" <oli@21:3/102> wrote:

> 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
>  A> linux 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>

I would manually remove enough to ensure the new kernel initramfs can
be installed on the boot device and then reboot successfully before
trying an autoremove, otherwise you could be left in a bad way. I don't
like automatic stuff when things are broken.
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