[Pkg-dkms-maint] Bug#637737: apt-get purge of old kernels results in cascade of "Broken pipe" error messages from dkms

Ritesh Raj Sarraf rrs at debian.org
Thu Sep 1 18:08:32 UTC 2016


Package: dkms
Version: 2.2.1.0+git20160527-1
Followup-For: Bug #637737

I'm hit by this issue too.



rrs at learner:/var/tmp$ sudo apt purge linux-headers-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ linux-image-4.7.2bfqv8r21+
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  linux-headers-4.7.2bfqv8r21+* linux-image-4.7.2bfqv8r21+*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 272 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
(Reading database ... 532891 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-headers-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ (4.7.2bfqv8r21+-10.00.Custom) ...
Removing linux-image-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ (4.7.2bfqv8r21+-10.00.Custom) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 4.7.2bfqv8r21+ /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.2bfqv8r21+
dkms: removing: sysdig 0.9.0 (4.7.2bfqv8r21+) (x86_64)
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
dkms: removing: virtualbox 5.0.24 (4.7.2bfqv8r21+) (x86_64)
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1938: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1994: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1996: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.7.2bfqv8r21+ /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.2bfqv8r21+
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 4.7.2bfqv8r21+ /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.2bfqv8r21+
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found background image: .background_cache.png
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.2bfqv8r2+
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.7.2bfqv8r2+
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.1bfqv8r2+
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.7.1bfqv8r2+
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.0-1-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.7.0-1-amd64
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.0bfqv8r2+
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.7.0bfqv8r2+
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.6.0-1-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.6.0-1-amd64
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
Found memtest86+ multiboot image: /memtest86+_multiboot.bin
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
Found Grml ISO image: /boot/grml/android-x86-6.0_20160129.iso
Found Grml ISO image: /boot/grml/debian-live-8.2.0-amd64-kde-desktop.iso
Found Grml ISO image: /boot/grml/debian-testing-amd64-CD-1.iso
Found Grml ISO image: /boot/grml/elementaryos-0.3.2-stable-amd64.20151209.iso
Found Grml ISO image: /boot/grml/grml64-full_2014.11.iso
Found Grml ISO image: /boot/grml/ubuntu-15.10-desktop-amd64.iso
done
(Reading database ... 506128 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-headers-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ (4.7.2bfqv8r21+-10.00.Custom) ...
Purging configuration files for linux-headers-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ (4.7.2bfqv8r21+-10.00.Custom) ...
Removing linux-image-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ (4.7.2bfqv8r21+-10.00.Custom) ...
Purging configuration files for linux-image-4.7.2bfqv8r21+ (4.7.2bfqv8r21+-10.00.Custom) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.7.2bfqv8r21+ /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.2bfqv8r21+
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 4.7.2bfqv8r21+ /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.2bfqv8r21+
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-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers testing-debug
  APT policy: (990, 'testing-debug'), (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 4.7.2bfqv8r2+ (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_IN.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_IN.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages dkms depends on:
ii  build-essential  12.2
ii  coreutils        8.25-2
ii  dpkg-dev         1.18.10
ii  gcc              4:6.1.1-1
ii  kmod             22-1.1
ii  make             4.1-9
ii  patch            2.7.5-1

Versions of packages dkms recommends:
ii  fakeroot                                     1.21-1
ii  linux-headers-4.7.0bfqv8r2+ [linux-headers]  4.7.0bfqv8r2+-10.00.Custom
ii  linux-headers-4.7.1bfqv8r2+ [linux-headers]  4.7.1bfqv8r2+-10.00.Custom
ii  linux-headers-4.7.2bfqv8r2+ [linux-headers]  4.7.2bfqv8r2+-10.00.Custom
ii  linux-headers-amd64                          4.7+75
ii  sudo                                         1.8.17p1-2

Versions of packages dkms suggests:
pn  python3-apport  <none>

-- no debconf information



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