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Idea #9783: Tool or option to remove linux kernel

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #2236: List of installed kernels should not grow.
Written by orzoweitop the 11 Jun 08 at 21:42. Related project: Synaptic package manager. Status: In development
Rationale
I would like a tool that let me to remove easy linux kernels that i don´t use more. Or add an option in Synaptic that show me all kernels installed and let me an option to remove the kernels that i don´t like.
Tags: kernel linux tool


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Selected solution (#1): Auto-generated solution of idea #9783
Written by orzoweitop the 11 Jun 08 at 21:42.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #9783 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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Eldmannen wrote on the 11 Jun 08 at 22:43
You can delete the kernels from /boot and edit your grub.conf file.

deadowl wrote on the 12 Jun 08 at 02:57
Actually Eldmannen, what may be considered a better way to remove them would be to remove the packages:
linux-image-(version)-generic
linux-ubuntu-modules-(version)-generic

These are the dependencies of the linux-image-generic package that is a meta package of the current kernel. It's listed in the Meta Packages section in Synaptic. Older kernels are found in the Base System section. The entire fact that no one really uses sections in Synaptic, particularly considering how useful they are, just goes to show that Synaptic needs a GUI overhaul.

cheese2122 wrote on the 12 Jun 08 at 04:14
i gave a +1 but only for the fact that it needs a gui. I'm not a baby boomer, and im not a genius, im fairly knowledgeable when it comes to computers. I switched to ubuntu from XP 3 weeks ago. i already have 4 different kernels, and i have no idea of how to delete them, or even if i should. So for the beginner to novice user i think there should at least be an easy gui.

andruk (Idea reviewer) wrote on the 12 Jun 08 at 06:26
QGRUBEditor:
http://www.qt-apps.org/content/show.php/QGRUBEditor?content=60391

It's a GUI for GRUB.

orzoweitop wrote on the 12 Jun 08 at 09:00
Yes, my idea is basically to add a gui that let me to remove the kernel. I can do manually, but for example, a user who came for Windows it is hard to remove the kernel like cheese 2122 said. Novels that coma from for Windows, don´t know how to remove a kernel.

marvo wrote on the 12 Jun 08 at 14:16
I like the idea of having this done automatically. Why not keep just the the latest kernel and his predessor?

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/2236/


benmcollins wrote on the 24 Jun 08 at 20:29
This idea is basically the same as 2236, and will be solved the same way. Also, read my blog at:

http://blog.phunnypharm.org/2008/06/keeping-last-successfully-booted-kernel.htm l

and some more info at:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/removing-old-kernels


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