My Ubuntu server instance's /boot partition is currently at 100%, and I want to remove some unused/unneeded dependencies using sudo apt-get autoremove. However, it appears that I am missing some dependencies, which I can't install since the dependencies are apparently needed in /boot, but, as stated earlier, is full. I tried using sudo apt-get autoremove -f to remove and fix dependencies, but it appears that it wants to install the dependencies before removing everything else. Is there a way to remove the unused depencies / packages without installing the missing dependencies? I have included my terminal output below if it helps at all.
mkoch@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
linux-generic linux-headers-3.13.0-39 linux-headers-3.13.0-39-generic
linux-headers-generic linux-image-3.13.0-39-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-39-generic linux-image-generic
Suggested packages:
fdutils linux-doc-3.13.0 linux-source-3.13.0 linux-tools
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-headers-3.13.0-24 linux-headers-3.13.0-24-generic
linux-headers-3.13.0-27 linux-headers-3.13.0-27-generic
linux-headers-3.13.0-29 linux-headers-3.13.0-29-generic
linux-headers-3.13.0-30 linux-headers-3.13.0-30-generic
linux-headers-3.13.0-32 linux-headers-3.13.0-32-generic
linux-headers-3.13.0-33 linux-headers-3.13.0-33-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-image-3.13.0-24-generic linux-image-3.13.0-27-generic
linux-image-3.13.0-29-generic linux-image-3.13.0-30-generic
linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic linux-image-3.13.0-33-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-24-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-27-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-29-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-30-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-32-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-33-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-36-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-37-generic
The following NEW packages will be installed:
linux-headers-3.13.0-39 linux-headers-3.13.0-39-generic
linux-image-3.13.0-39-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-39-generic
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
3 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 30 to remove and 91 not upgraded.
12 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 61.3 MB of archives.
After this operation, 1,488 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main linux-image-3.13.0-39-generic i386 3.13.0-39.66 [14.6 MB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main linux-image-extra-3.13.0-39-generic i386 3.13.0-39.66 [37.1 MB]
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main linux-generic i386 3.13.0.39.46 [1,780 B]
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main linux-image-generic i386 3.13.0.39.46 [2,420 B]
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main linux-headers-3.13.0-39 all 3.13.0-39.66 [8,892 kB]
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main linux-headers-3.13.0-39-generic i386 3.13.0-39.66 [716 kB]
Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main linux-headers-generic i386 3.13.0.39.46 [2,404 B]
Fetched 61.3 MB in 4min 33s (224 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 349968 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-headers-3.13.0-36-generic (3.13.0-36.63) ...
Removing linux-headers-3.13.0-36 (3.13.0-36.63) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-image-3.13.0-39-generic.
(Reading database ... 325045 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-3.13.0-39-generic_3.13.0-39.66_i386.deb ...
Done.
Unpacking linux-image-3.13.0-39-generic (3.13.0-39.66) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.13.0-39-generic_3.13.0-39.66_i386.deb (--unpack):
cannot copy extracted data for './boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-39-generic' to '/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-39-generic.dpkg-new': failed to write (No space left on device)
No apport report written because the error message indicates a disk full error
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.13.0-39-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-39-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.13.0-39-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-39-generic
Selecting previously unselected package linux-image-extra-3.13.0-39-generic.
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-extra-3.13.0-39-generic_3.13.0-39.66_i386.deb ...
Unpacking linux-image-extra-3.13.0-39-generic (3.13.0-39.66) ...
Preparing to unpack .../linux-generic_3.13.0.39.46_i386.deb ...
Unpacking linux-generic (3.13.0.39.46) over (3.13.0.37.44) ...
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-generic_3.13.0.39.46_i386.deb ...
Unpacking linux-image-generic (3.13.0.39.46) over (3.13.0.37.44) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-headers-3.13.0-39.
Preparing to unpack .../linux-headers-3.13.0-39_3.13.0-39.66_all.deb ...
Unpacking linux-headers-3.13.0-39 (3.13.0-39.66) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-headers-3.13.0-39-generic.
Preparing to unpack .../linux-headers-3.13.0-39-generic_3.13.0-39.66_i386.deb ...
Unpacking linux-headers-3.13.0-39-generic (3.13.0-39.66) ...
Preparing to unpack .../linux-headers-generic_3.13.0.39.46_i386.deb ...
Unpacking linux-headers-generic (3.13.0.39.46) over (3.13.0.37.44) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.13.0-39-generic_3.13.0-39.66_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
