Re: Boot menu entries
On Friday 22 May 2015 21:24:43 Bob Proulx wrote:
> Emil Payne wrote:
> > >>'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64'
> > >>'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.2.0-0.bpo.4-rt-amd64'
> > >>'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.2.0-0.bpo.4-amd64'
> > >>'Debian GNU/Linux, with Xen 4.1-amd64 and Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64'
> > >>'Debian GNU/Linux, with Xen 4.1-amd64 and Linux 3.2.0-0.bpo.4-rt-amd64'
> > >>'Debian GNU/Linux, with Xen 4.1-amd64 and Linux 3.2.0-0.bpo.4-amd64'
> >
> > Ok, and which one's should I purge if I have no idea what the differences
> > are?
> > bpo?
> > rt?
> > xen?
>
> These are the kernels you have installed. For example from my long
> running Sid machine that I haven't ever done any cleanup on making it
> a good example of a lot of kernels.
>
> $ dpkg -S /boot/vmlinuz-*
> linux-image-2.6.39-2-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-2-amd64
> linux-image-3.0.0-2-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-2-amd64
> linux-image-3.1.0-1-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.1.0-1-amd64
> linux-image-3.10-1-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.10-1-amd64
> linux-image-3.10-2-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.10-2-amd64
> linux-image-3.10-3-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.10-3-amd64
> linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-amd64
> linux-image-3.2.0-1-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-1-amd64
> linux-image-3.2.0-2-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-2-amd64
> linux-image-3.2.0-3-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-3-amd64
> linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-amd64
> linux-image-3.8-2-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.8-2-amd64
> linux-image-3.9-1-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.9-1-amd64
> linux-image-4.0.0-1-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-4.0.0-1-amd64
>
> The newest latest kernel installed is on the bottom.
Not here. I have the oldest on the bottom.
lisi@Tux-II:~$ dpkg -S /boot/vmlinuz-*
linux-image-3.16.0-0.bpo.4-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-0.bpo.4-amd64
linux-image-3.16-0.bpo.2-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.16-0.bpo.2-amd64
linux-image-3.16-0.bpo.3-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.16-0.bpo.3-amd64
linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-amd64
lisi@Tux-II:~$
Lisi
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