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Re: strange aptitude error



On 2009-11-20 17:33 +0100, drz wrote:
...

>This happens when update-initramfs tries to compress the initramfs.
>I.e. the device where no space is left is /boot.
>
>> /dev/hda2              93M   69M   20M  78% /boot
>
>That may be a bit small these days with the default update-initramfs
>configuration.  If you cannot increase the /boot partition, you need to
>free some space another way, e.g.
>
>- remove some old kernels, or just their initramfs
>
>- use MODULES=dep in /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf to reduce the
>  size of the initramfs
>
>- use backup_initramfs=no in /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf
>  to disable the creation of initrd.img*.bak files in /boot.
thx a lot to all repliers, I did that and removed the .bak files and it solved 
the problem.

greetz
drz

>
>Sven


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