- Aug 5, 2004
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I have a 12.04 ubuntu server running linux-image-3.2.0-37-generic, however it has downloaded and installed all up to -49-. The problem is that even though its 'installed' on the system, it's not booting to it. I have no idea why it won't move up to any of the other versions it has installed. I've tried uninstalling, then reinstalling the specific linux image to no effect. The only thing I can think of is that there are some packages with dependencies on the -37- kernel image and so apt won't move on, but I also have no idea how to see if this is the case? Apt isn't always very informative.
All my other 12.04 servers are moving on just fine. However, this (and it's clone) were setup with /boot sectors that are far too small. Thus, they ended up filling up awhile back. Some questionable work was done before in attempt to free up space (I've come up with a cleaner method since) there, so I had originally assumed broken dependencies. But, apt isn't kicking off anything. So now instead of the server filling up with old unnecessary image files, it's filling up with new one's it can't use.
I've thought about doing this command to see if it would tell me what dependencies: apt-get -s remove linux-image-3.2.0-37-generic. In theory that would be a simulation, and not do any harm. Any thoughts on this?
This server is getting redone in the rather near future, but until that date I'd like to keep it running cleanly and reasonably up to date.
All my other 12.04 servers are moving on just fine. However, this (and it's clone) were setup with /boot sectors that are far too small. Thus, they ended up filling up awhile back. Some questionable work was done before in attempt to free up space (I've come up with a cleaner method since) there, so I had originally assumed broken dependencies. But, apt isn't kicking off anything. So now instead of the server filling up with old unnecessary image files, it's filling up with new one's it can't use.
I've thought about doing this command to see if it would tell me what dependencies: apt-get -s remove linux-image-3.2.0-37-generic. In theory that would be a simulation, and not do any harm. Any thoughts on this?
This server is getting redone in the rather near future, but until that date I'd like to keep it running cleanly and reasonably up to date.