disk full error (inodes)

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@@ -104,3 +104,19 @@ Then:
 If it's an Ubuntu-only PPA, you'll need to edit the
 `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/blah.list` and substitute the best Debian alternative.
 Eg, for wheezy, 'trusty' is probably the closest.
+
+Disk Full Error With Space Left (apt-get)
+-------------------------------------------
+
+If a system is configured for auto-updates, including kernel images, it's
+possible to run out of inodes due to the huge number of kernel source files in
+`/usr/src/`. This presents with apt-get failing with out-of-space errors:
+
+    No apport report written because the error message indicates a disk full
+    error
+
+Check if this is the problem using `df -i`. Fix this by manually deleting some
+of the header folders in /usr/src, then run `apt-get install -f` and `apt-get
+autoremove`.
+
+See also: http://mike.mcmurray.co.nz/2012/11/apport-disk-full-error-using-apt-get/