when you install pve by ISO file, boot partitation only has 512MB (no any option can adjust it)
it'll cause a problem , can't save too much old kernel version , due to kernel Getting bigger
when you do system upgrade , it'll keep few old kernel version for you to switch back easily when you hit some error in new kernel
but it can't keep too much old kernel version , about 3~4 old kernel version then 512MB was full
it very bothering when you doing full system upgrade hit this error message say: disk full can't write in
then you will hit apt dead loop
those commnd won't fix this deap loop
apt remove
apt purge
apt -f install
debug：
fdisk -l system_disk
ex：
from above, we can see sde2 only has 512MB
this partitation you can't seen by this command df -h
so we have to mount it
from above , we can see 2 kernel version has 306MB
6.8.12-11-pve was in use
6.8.12-10-pve is old kernel version
if you already in apt dead loop , apt purge or apt remove won't help
you have to jump out apt deap loop.
the idea is empty some file, release space but file name still exist it won't cause apt further problem
command eample：
echo > /mnt/temp/EFI/proxmox/6.8.12-10-pve/initrd.img-6.8.12-10-pve
⇧ don't just copy this command, instead your old kernel version for this command
this way you can jump out apt dead loop
then you can fix this problem by this command
apt -f install
here is how to delete old kernel version
command example:
from above, we know the full name about kernel 6.8.12-10
here is delete command example:
apt purge proxmox-kernel-6.8.12-10-pve-signed
then you can check your system diks space has release or not
by those comand:
df -h
umount /mnt/temp
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it'll cause a problem , can't save too much old kernel version , due to kernel Getting bigger
when you do system upgrade , it'll keep few old kernel version for you to switch back easily when you hit some error in new kernel
but it can't keep too much old kernel version , about 3~4 old kernel version then 512MB was full
it very bothering when you doing full system upgrade hit this error message say: disk full can't write in
then you will hit apt dead loop
those commnd won't fix this deap loop
apt remove
apt purge
apt -f install
debug：
fdisk -l system_disk
ex：
Bash:
fdisk -l /dev/sde
Disk /dev/sde: 232.89 GiB, 250059350016 bytes, 488397168 sectors
Disk model: Samsung SSD 870
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 60A8635D-9CFB-4440-AFEC-F8A5BEDFB0F9
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sde1 34 2047 2014 1007K BIOS boot
/dev/sde2 2048 1050623 1048576 512M EFI System
/dev/sde3 1050624 488397134 487346511 232.4G Solaris /usr & Apple ZFSthis partitation you can't seen by this command df -h
so we have to mount it
Bash:
mount /dev/sde2 /mnt/temp/
ls -al /mnt/temp/EFI/proxmox/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K 5月 19 01:58 6.8.12-10-pve/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K 6月 24 10:33 6.8.12-11-pve/
du -hd 1 temp/EFI/proxmox/
153M temp/EFI/proxmox/6.8.12-11-pve
153M temp/EFI/proxmox/6.8.12-10-pve
306M temp/EFI/proxmox/6.8.12-11-pve was in use
6.8.12-10-pve is old kernel version
if you already in apt dead loop , apt purge or apt remove won't help
you have to jump out apt deap loop.
the idea is empty some file, release space but file name still exist it won't cause apt further problem
command eample：
echo > /mnt/temp/EFI/proxmox/6.8.12-10-pve/initrd.img-6.8.12-10-pve
⇧ don't just copy this command, instead your old kernel version for this command
this way you can jump out apt dead loop
then you can fix this problem by this command
apt -f install
how to delete in right way
if you hasn't in apt deap loophere is how to delete old kernel version
command example:
Bash:
aptitude search 6.8.12-10
v linux-headers-6.8.12-10-pve-amd64 -
v linux-image-6.8.12-10-pve-amd64 -
p proxmox-headers-6.8.12-10-pve - Proxmox Kernel Headers
p proxmox-kernel-6.8.12-10-pve - Proxmox Kernel Image
i A proxmox-kernel-6.8.12-10-pve-signed - Proxmox Kernel Image (signed)
p proxmox-kernel-6.8.12-10-pve-signed-template - Template for signed kernel package
v pve-headers-6.8.12-10-pve -
v pve-kernel-6.8.12-10-pve -here is delete command example:
apt purge proxmox-kernel-6.8.12-10-pve-signed
then you can check your system diks space has release or not
by those comand:
df -h
umount /mnt/temp
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