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My computer keeps asking me to update but there is no space, boot memory at 100%. Have tried apt-get clean, sudo apt-get clean and sudo rm .xsessions-errors.

None of which work. Any suggestions greatfully received. NB, I am NOT a computer whiz so baby steps PLEASE

Cornelius
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sudo apt-get autoremove

This command removes the unnecessary packages

sudo apt-get autoclean

This is same as a clean command

you can also use Ubuntu tweak program and clean using janitor option

Benoit
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Sudheer
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boot partition contains boot loader files, kernels, modules, init ram disks and some additional components. Probably you have few versions of kernels + adds and it consumes you space within /boot partition. For example:

root@server# ls -1 /boot
abi-3.11.0-15-generic
abi-3.11.0-17-generic
abi-3.11.0-20-generic
abi-3.11.0-23-generic
abi-3.11.0-24-generic
abi-3.8.0-29-generic
abi-3.8.0-35-generic
abi-3.8.0-36-generic
abi-3.8.0-39-generic
abi-3.8.0-42-generic
config-3.11.0-15-generic
config-3.11.0-17-generic
config-3.11.0-20-generic
config-3.11.0-23-generic
config-3.11.0-24-generic
config-3.8.0-29-generic
config-3.8.0-35-generic
config-3.8.0-36-generic
config-3.8.0-39-generic
config-3.8.0-42-generic
grub
initrd.img-3.11.0-15-generic
initrd.img-3.11.0-17-generic
initrd.img-3.11.0-20-generic
initrd.img-3.11.0-23-generic
initrd.img-3.11.0-24-generic
initrd.img-3.8.0-29-generic
initrd.img-3.8.0-35-generic
initrd.img-3.8.0-36-generic
initrd.img-3.8.0-39-generic
initrd.img-3.8.0-42-generic
System.map-3.11.0-15-generic
System.map-3.11.0-17-generic
System.map-3.11.0-20-generic
System.map-3.11.0-23-generic
System.map-3.11.0-24-generic
System.map-3.8.0-29-generic
System.map-3.8.0-35-generic
System.map-3.8.0-36-generic
System.map-3.8.0-39-generic
System.map-3.8.0-42-generic
vmlinuz-3.11.0-15-generic
vmlinuz-3.11.0-17-generic
vmlinuz-3.11.0-20-generic
vmlinuz-3.11.0-23-generic
vmlinuz-3.11.0-24-generic
vmlinuz-3.8.0-29-generic
vmlinuz-3.8.0-35-generic
vmlinuz-3.8.0-36-generic
vmlinuz-3.8.0-39-generic
vmlinuz-3.8.0-42-generic

Check which version of the kernel(s) you are really using now and remove unnecessary ones.

BE CAREFUL! ;-)

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