get rid of old kernels

[Mark Sargent]

Paul Howarth wrote:

> Gordon Keehn wrote:
>
>> Jeff Vian wrote:
>>
>>> As someone has already said it has been discussed several times, but 
>>> for
>>> this use, rpm is much nicer than yum.
>>>  
>>>
>>    And apt (synaptic) is even nicer.  I keep the highest level kernel 
>> and the next highest stable version as a backup.  When I request that 
>> synaptic install a new kernel, at the same time I remove the old 
>> version.  Grub and the /lib directory subtree are cleaned up 
>> automagically.  OK, I know it's rpm that does the dirty deed under 
>> the covers, but synaptic makes it a lot easier to manage multiple 
>> kernel versions in a consistent fashion.
>
>
> You remove the old kernel (and its modules) whilst you're still 
> running it?
>
> Paul.
>
Hi All,

I'm guessing he's not talking about the one he's currently using, but 
the backup that would then become backup 2 if he kept it. Yes..? Cheers.

Mark Sargent.