Bug#491443: marked as done (/var/lib/initramfs-tools/ not updated)
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regarding /var/lib/initramfs-tools/ not updated
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.92e
Severity: minor
Today i've changed "update_initramfs" variable from "yes" to "all".
The update-initramfs scripts seems to look at the contents of the
directory "/var/lib/initramfs-tools/" to know for what image to update
(it contain MD5 files, one for every initramfs created in this system).
The problem is that nobody seems to care of cleaning that directory
after a kernel removal, so it is full of obsolete files, that makes
update-initramfs a bit noisy. On my system:
# update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.25-2-686
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-1-686
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.23-1-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-3-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-2-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-1-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.21-2-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.21-1-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-1-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-4-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-3-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-2-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-1-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-1-486 does not exist. Cannot update.
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-2-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.16-2-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
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In fact i've only the first two kernel installed.
Maybe when a kernel get purged, the removal scripts should clean its
files under /var.
Regards.
Cesare.
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008, Cesare Leonardi wrote:
> Today i've changed "update_initramfs" variable from "yes" to "all".
> The update-initramfs scripts seems to look at the contents of the
> directory "/var/lib/initramfs-tools/" to know for what image to update
> (it contain MD5 files, one for every initramfs created in this system).
> The problem is that nobody seems to care of cleaning that directory
> after a kernel removal, so it is full of obsolete files, that makes
> update-initramfs a bit noisy. On my system:
>
> # update-initramfs -u
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.25-2-686
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-1-686
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.23-1-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-3-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-2-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-1-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.21-2-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.21-1-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-1-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-4-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-3-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-2-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-1-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-1-486 does not exist. Cannot update.
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-2-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16-2-686 does not exist. Cannot update.
> #
>
> In fact i've only the first two kernel installed.
> Maybe when a kernel get purged, the removal scripts should clean its
> files under /var.
right this is fixed in newer linux images on removal the sha1sum
disappears. for cleanup on those old non existant linux images
look into /var/lib/initramfs-tools as those kernels are not longer
around it is harmless to remove.
closing as only fixed in newer linux-images.
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maks
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