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Re: dist-upgrade to linux-image-2.6.26-2(Lenny5.0.0 to 5.0.1).Disk space question.



On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 07:18:44PM -0700, Luis Maceira wrote:
> 
> apt-get tells me that to dist-upgrade to the new linux-image-2.6.26-2
> (lenny5.0.1) an additional of more then 70MB disk space will be used.Why is that?
> Doesn't the previous linux image be replaced by the new one,maintaining
> approximately the same disk space? Or can I get rid of the old one

Nope. It keeps them all there.

> after a computer restart(and the remove of the old one is not done automatically)?

Yes you can remove the old one with apt/dpkg. But I never bother. It's
good to have them around as well encase you have problems with the new
kernel although highly unlikely. 

Still I wouldn't think it would take 70 mb, but maybe I'm wrong... :)

Daniel.

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