Installing package kernel-3.2.6-3.fc16.x86_64 needs 9MB on the /boot filesystem

[Paul Smith]

On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 6:36 PM, M A Young <m.a.young at durham.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>>> Transaction Check Error:
>>>>>   installing package kernel-3.2.6-3.fc16.x86_64 needs 9MB on the /boot
>>>>> filesystem
>>>>>
>>>
>>> # rpm -q kernel
>>> kernel-3.1.0-7.fc16.x86_64
>>> #
>>>
>>
>> Let me add that I have just upgraded from F14 to F16.
>
>
> Have a look in /boot and see what is using the space for example by running
> du -ks /boot/*
> If you have just upgraded there may be things left over from the update, for
> example I think preupgrade puts a .img file there to use as part of the
> upgrade.

Thanks, Michael: the problem is now solved. Indeed, there were some
large files left inside /boot/upgrade. I removed them, and the problem
became solved.

Paul