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Re: Removing redundant kernels



Clive Menzies wrote:

> You'd be well advised to use the package management system to remove the
> kernels.  Personally, I use aptitude.  Having checked which is your
> running kernel, go into aptitude, and mark for removal those you want
> rid of.  If you mark the with '_' both the package and the configuration
> files are purged.
> 

I did this on my server using aptitude and it didn't work. I '_' purged
two kernels that had been install with aptitude but it left the actual
kernels and initrds and configs in /boot. I had to rm them manually.

hunh. I better look into that more as I know that's not proper behavior.

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