cleanup - Cannot clean up the /boot drive - Ask Ubuntu


i trying clean /boot drive feel i'm in vicious circle. have tried far this:

$ df -h /dev/xvda1                                   236m  230m     0 100% /boot  $ uname -r 3.19.0-64-generic  $ dpkg --list | grep linux-image rc  linux-image-3.19.0-25-generic        3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel image version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp  ii  linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic        3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel image version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii  linux-image-3.19.0-51-generic        3.19.0-51.58~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel image version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii  linux-image-3.19.0-56-generic        3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel image version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii  linux-image-3.19.0-58-generic        3.19.0-58.64~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel image version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii  linux-image-3.19.0-59-generic        3.19.0-59.66~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel image version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii  linux-image-3.19.0-61-generic        3.19.0-61.69~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel image version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii  linux-image-3.19.0-64-generic        3.19.0-64.72~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel image version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp rc  linux-image-extra-3.19.0-25-generic  3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel modules version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii  linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic  3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel modules version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii  linux-image-extra-3.19.0-51-generic  3.19.0-51.58~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel modules version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii  linux-image-extra-3.19.0-56-generic  3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel modules version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii  linux-image-extra-3.19.0-58-generic  3.19.0-58.64~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel modules version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii  linux-image-extra-3.19.0-59-generic  3.19.0-59.66~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel modules version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp ii  linux-image-extra-3.19.0-61-generic  3.19.0-61.69~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel modules version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp if  linux-image-extra-3.19.0-64-generic  3.19.0-64.72~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel modules version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp rc  linux-image-extra-3.19.0-65-generic  3.19.0-65.73~14.04.1                amd64        linux kernel modules version 3.19.0 on 64 bit x86 smp 

and when try remove 1 unused kernel following error:

$ sudo apt-get remove linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic reading package lists... done building dependency tree        reading state information... done might want run 'apt-get -f install' correct these: following packages have unmet dependencies:  linux-headers-generic-lts-vivid : depends: linux-headers-3.19.0-73-generic not going installed  linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic : depends: linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic not going installed e: unmet dependencies. try 'apt-get -f install' no packages (or specify solution). 

when try install unmet dependencies, following error.

apt-get -f install [...] unable create `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.19.0-73-generic/include/config/ath9k/common.h.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/src/linux-headers-3.19.0-73-generic/include/config/ath9k/common.h'): no space left on device no apport report written because error message indicates disk full error                                                                               dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste killed signal (broken pipe) errors encountered while processing:  /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-headers-3.19.0-73-generic_3.19.0-73.81~14.04.1_amd64.deb e: sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned error code (1) 

any suggestion can it? can manually/safely increase size of /boot drive? cheers

according man page:

"autoremove used remove packages automatically installed satisfy dependencies other packages , no longer needed."

first try:

apt-get -s autoremove 

this simulated dry run of autoremove, tell remove real when run without -s option. if satsified won't nuke need, then:

apt-get autoremove 

note: seems /boot partition full. run gparted live version cd (such knoppix) redistribute hard disk space , give /boot bit more room.


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