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Bug#1084232: initramfs-tools: fails with "No space left on device" due to 2 temporary initrd copies in /boot

From Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel
Subject Bug#1084232: initramfs-tools: fails with "No space left on device" due to 2 temporary initrd copies in /boot
Date 2024-10-07 01:00 +0200
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Control: retitle -1 initramfs-tools: update-initramfs fails with "No space left on device" due to 2 temporary initrd copies in /boot

On 2024-10-07 00:39:23 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> When updating an initrd file, update-initramfs keeps 2 temporary
> copies in /boot, though its space is typically *very* limited
> (456 MB by default). This means that one can keep a limited number
> of kernels. With the 456 MB default size and maximum compression
> (COMPRESS=lzma and COMPRESSLEVEL=9), only 3 kernels are possible.

The error:

[...]
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.145) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.11.0-rc2+
lzma: (stdout): Write error: No space left on device
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141
E: mkinitramfs failure lzma -9 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-6.11.0-rc2+ with 1.
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

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Bug#1084232: initramfs-tools: fails with "No space left on device" due to 2 temporary initrd copies in /boot Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2024-10-07 00:50 +0200
  Bug#1084232: initramfs-tools: fails with "No space left on device" due to 2 temporary initrd copies in /boot Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2024-10-07 01:00 +0200
  Processed: Re: initramfs-tools: fails with "No space left on  device" due to 2 temporary initrd copies in /boot "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2024-10-07 01:00 +0200
  Processed: Re: Bug#1084232: initramfs-tools: fails with "No space  left on device" due to 2 temporary initrd copies in /boot "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2024-10-07 21:30 +0200
  Bug#1084232: initramfs-tools: fails with "No space left on device" due to 2 temporary initrd copies in /boot Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2024-10-07 21:30 +0200
    Bug#1084232: initramfs-tools: fails with "No space left on device" due to 2 temporary initrd copies in /boot Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2024-10-08 03:50 +0200
      Bug#1084232: initramfs-tools: fails with "No space left on device" due to 2 temporary initrd copies in /boot Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2024-10-08 20:20 +0200
        Bug#1084232: initramfs-tools: fails with "No space left on device" due to 2 temporary initrd copies in /boot Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2024-10-09 03:00 +0200

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