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Here is an example. I had several old kernels:

linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic
linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic
linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic
linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic

I used apt-get autoremove and here is the result:

apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  grub-pc-bin linux-headers-3.19.0-49 linux-headers-3.19.0-49-generic
  linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic
  linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic linux-image-extra-4.2.0-25-generic
  linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 9 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 502 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 211099 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing grub-pc-bin (2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.7) ...
Removing linux-headers-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
Removing linux-headers-3.19.0-49 (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
Removing linux-signed-image-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic (3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-49-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.19.0-49-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-49-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-signed-image-4.2.0-25-generic (4.2.0-25.30~14.04.1) ...
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-extra-4.2.0-25-generic (4.2.0-25.30~14.04.1) ...
depmod: FATAL: could not load /boot/System.map-4.2.0-25-generic: No such file or directory
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing linux-image-4.2.0-25-generic (4.2.0-25.30~14.04.1) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 4.2.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-51-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-51-generic
Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Found Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) (16.04) on /dev/mapper/VG-root
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done

apt has executed "update-initramfs" four times! Same for the grub (but
here we have 6 times!). Looks like some triggers are not optimized.

Didn't find duplicate but probably relates to these issue:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/184852
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1505805
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=574336
https://bugs.dogfood.paddev.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ports-meta/+bug/303644
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/798414

** Affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apt kernel triggers update-initramfs
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"update-initramfs" is executed several times when you remove old kernels
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554455
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