alex@horus:~$ sudo apt-get remove --purge linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic linux-headers-3.0.0-16
[sudo] password for alex:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package linux-headers-3.0.0-16 is not installed, so not removed
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  linux-image* linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic* linux-image-generic*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
6 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 153 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 181556 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image ...
Removing linux-image-generic ...
Removing linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic ...
Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 3.0.0-16-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.0.0-16-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-16-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.0.0-16-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done
The link /vmlinuz is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link vmlinuz
 you may need to re-run your boot loader[grub]
The link /vmlinuz.old is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link vmlinuz.old
 you may need to re-run your boot loader[grub]
The link /initrd.img is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link initrd.img
 you may need to re-run your boot loader[grub]
The link /initrd.img.old is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link initrd.img.old
 you may need to re-run your boot loader[grub]
Purging configuration files for linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.0.0-16-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.0.0-16-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.99ubuntu8) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up jadetex (3.13-12) ...
ucf: Unable to determine The new file
dpkg: error processing jadetex (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of docbook-utils:
 docbook-utils depends on jadetex; however:
  Package jadetex is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing docbook-utils (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                          update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic
.: 66: Can't open /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic with 127.
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)