Re: get rid of old kernels

[Gordon Keehn <gordonkeehn netzero net>]

Mark Sargent wrote:

> 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.
   Correct.  I should have said "oldest" but occasionally if the 
(previous) bleeding edge kernel is less stable, I remove it, keeping the 
older version (which would be the one I'm executing).
   Cheers,
Gordon