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While upgrading your distro or more specifically while installing a new linux-image if you encontered

pigz: abort: write error on <stdout> (No space left on device)
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 pigz 28
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-5.2.0-2parrot1-amd64 with 1.
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools
Scanning application launchers
Updating active launchers
Done
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

It happens because there is no space left in your boot partition

Let's Fix it!

What we'll do is purge some old kernels.

In your terminal, type in

sudo uname -r

check the name of the kernel you're currently booted in

Now type in

dpkg -l | tail -n +6 | grep -E 'linux-image-[0-9]+' | grep -Fv $(uname -r)

You'll se something like

ii  linux-image-4.19.0-6parrot3-amd64            4.19.37-6parrot3              amd64        Linux 4.19 for 64-bit PCs
rc  linux-image-4.19.37-parrot1-amd64            4.19.37-5parrot1              amd64        Linux 4.19.37 for 64-bit PCs
ii  linux-image-5.2.0-2parrot1-amd64             5.2.7-2parrot1                amd64        Linux 5.2 for 64-bit PCs

The status breakdown

  • rc: The package is already removed but some config files are still there.
  • ii: means installed, eligible for removal.
  • iU: DON’T REMOVE. It means not installed, but queued for install in apt

We can delete the ones with the ii flag. Remember never delete the iUones. Here in my case I'm having trouble installing linux-image 5.2; We'll not delete it cause we'd need it later. We'll delete the other old image(linux-image-4.19.0-6parrot3-amd64). You can get rid of all the linux images with the rc status but before doing it make sure you don't have any custom configs sitting in for that kernel.

Let's delete the old linux image

sudo dpkg --purge image-name

ex- sudo dpkg --purge linux-image-4.19.0-6parrot3-amd64

You can remove all the old kernel images with an ii status if you need to. But keep a few around just in case. If the latest one acts up, you'll have an old reliable one to fall back on. Better safe than sorry, especially if you're not hurting for storage space!

Done! now, let's resume the new linux-image install

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Or type in

sudo apt-get -f install

Finally, reboot

sudo reboot now

You're done, Everything should be okay now :)