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I encountered this when I tried to update a few minutes ago.
Code:
wh33t@server:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-3.13.0-32 linux-headers-3.13.0-32-generic
linux-headers-3.13.0-35 linux-headers-3.13.0-35-generic
linux-headers-3.13.0-36 linux-headers-3.13.0-36-generic
linux-headers-3.13.0-37 linux-headers-3.13.0-37-generic
linux-headers-3.13.0-39 linux-headers-3.13.0-39-generic
linux-headers-3.13.0-40 linux-headers-3.13.0-40-generic
linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic linux-image-3.13.0-35-generic
linux-image-3.13.0-36-generic linux-image-3.13.0-37-generic
linux-image-3.13.0-39-generic linux-image-3.13.0-40-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-32-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-35-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-36-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-37-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-39-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-40-generic
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages have been kept back:
linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
5 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic (3.13.0-44.73) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
The link /initrd.img is a dangling linkto /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-44-generic
vmlinuz(/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-generic
) points to /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-generic
(/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-generic) -- doing nothing at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic.postinst line 491.
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.13.0-44-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.13.0-44-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-44-generic
gzip: stdout: No space left on device
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-44-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-3.13.0-44-generic.postinst line 1025.
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-extra-3.13.0-44-generic:
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-44-generic depends on linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic; however:
Package linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-3.13.0-44-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic; however:
Package linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic is not configured yet.
linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-extra-3.13.0-44-generic; however:
Package linux-image-extra-3.13.0-44-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 3.13.0.44.51); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not cNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
onfigured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-43-generic
gzip: stdout: No space left on device
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-43-generic with 1.
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-44-generic
linux-image-generic
linux-generic
initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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