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    linux-image-extra-3.8.0-23-generic Upgrade Fails

    Hello, all.

    Recently, when I ran Muon's update/upgrade procedures, it posted these error messages when it was finished:
    Code:
    linux-image-extra-3.8.0-23-generic
    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
    
    linux-image-generic
    dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
    
    linux-generic
    dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
    Despite the errors, Kubuntu informed me that I needed to reboot my computer in order to complete the upgrade. In addition, the next time I installed something with Muon, I got these error messages again.

    So far, I haven't had any additional problems. However, my experience with problems upgrading linux images is that they usually result in boot problems that require me to use a SystemRescueCd or something in order to fix them, so I've just been holding off on rebooting/powering down my computer since then.

    Can anyone give me advice on how to fix these errors? Failing that, could somebody tell me if I'm being unnecessarily timid about rebooting?

    Thank you for your time.

    #2
    For times like these, it's Suntory time. Oh, sorry. I mean command-line time.

    Please show the output of:
    Code:
    sudo dpkg --configure -a

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      #3
      Thanks for your help.

      The output from the commands was
      Code:
      Setting up linux-image-extra-3.8.0-23-generic (3.8.0-23.34) ...
      Running depmod.
      update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
      Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
      run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.8.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-23-generic
      run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 3.8.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-23-generic
      run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.8.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-23-generic
      update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.8.0-23-generic
      
      gzip: stdout: No space left on device
      E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
      update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.8.0-23-generic with 1.
      run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
      Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-extra-3.8.0-23-generic.postinst line 1010.
      dpkg: error processing linux-image-extra-3.8.0-23-generic (--configure):
       subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
      dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
       linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-extra-3.8.0-23-generic; however:
        Package linux-image-extra-3.8.0-23-generic is not configured yet.
      
      dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
       dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
      dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
       linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 3.8.0.23.39); however:
        Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
      
      dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
       dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
      Errors were encountered while processing:
       linux-image-extra-3.8.0-23-generic
       linux-image-generic
       linux-generic
      Even I could tell the messages meant my boot partition was full. I cleared some of the old kernel images away, re-ran the command, and it gives every sign of working properly now.

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        #4
        Well, that was easy

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