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initramfs-tools package

package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: due to a full filesystem

Bug #881028 reported by DE2IS
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
Triaged
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Bug Description

after trying to update packages (just after a fresh ubuntu 11.10 persistent install on usb 4GB) i got this error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.287
Date: Mon Oct 24 18:16:55 2011
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up initramfs-tools (0.99ubuntu8) ...
 update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
 lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259
 dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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DE2IS (de2isn) wrote :
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Hidden_Cat (teztnoone) wrote :

Was told mt bug is similar to this one, here is the link;
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/913363

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

I believe this is a problem where the filesystem holding the root, '/', partition is full. It may be possible to reduce space in root partition by removing old kernels or cleaning you apt-cache via 'apt-get clean'.

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Brian Murray (brian-murray)
Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
Brian Murray (brian-murray)
summary: - package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade:
- subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status
- 1
+ package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: due to a
+ full filesystem
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa) wrote :

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/881028

tags: added: iso-testing
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Ben Blout (bdb-new) wrote :

I bumped into this error after using unetbootin to create a Linux Mint 13 live USB stick and trying to install lvm2.
See comment number six in bug 926916 - same problem
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/926916/comments/6

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Expired → Confirmed
Bill Hess (wmhess-msn)
Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Arun Narasimhan (owlpostarun) wrote :

I hit this issue when I was trying to install 'boot-repair' on Ubuntu 13.04 live usb. Was this fix part of the 13.04 release?

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu0.7) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
lzma: (stdout): Write error: No space left on device
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

No fix was released for this bug report as free disk space is something best done by the system administrator.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Er, freeing disk space.

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Sen (senrealx) wrote :

3 years and no fix? It seems i cant install anything that depends on initramfs-tools. Can i at least make links for initramfs to other location that has disk space? - to cheat the program.
/im sorry, im ubuntu-newbie

Brian Murray (brian-murray)
Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Released → Triaged
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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote :

This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #798414, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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