One command to remove ubuntu old kernels from grub
This post was written by admin on December 27, 2009
Posted Under: General
Posted Under: General
If you are running regularly update in your system,the old kernel left behind when ubuntu installs a new linux kernel.The old kernels leave in grub menu,so grub becomes longer and longer.
You can check which kernel you are running by this command:
uname -r
Then use this command to remove unused kernels as well as in grub menu:
sudo aptitude purge ~ilinux-image-.*\(\!`uname -r`\)
If you’d like a GUI,Ubuntu-Tweak is a good choice where you can remove them from Applications->Package Cleaner->Clean Kernel
Install Ubuntu-Tweak,see:http://ubuntuguide.net/installupgrade-latest-ubuntu-tweak-in-ubuntu9-109-048-108-04
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Reader Comments
the command is “uname -r”. you forgot a “u” in the first code
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Only using the command: “uname -a” i achieved the kernel.
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Worked for me. Well, restarted fine, made a lot of space on /boot partition.
10.04, 2.6.32-23 was in use and still is
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