Removing old kernels with yum?

[Paul Howarth]

WipeOut wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> How do I remove old kernels with yum??
> 
> If I do a..
> # yum list "kernel*"
> 
> I get..
> Installed Packages
> kernel.i686                              2.6.10-1.741_FC3       installed
> kernel.i686                              2.6.9-1.681_FC3        installed
> kernel.i686                              2.6.10-1.760_FC3       installed
> kernel.i686                              2.6.11-1.14_FC3        installed
> kernel.i686                              2.6.11-1.27_FC3        installed
> kernel.i686                              2.6.9-1.678_FC3        installed
> kernel.i686                              2.6.9-1.667            installed
> kernel.i686                              2.6.10-1.737_FC3       installed
> kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.9-1.667            installed
> kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.10-1.760_FC3       installed
> kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.11-1.27_FC3        installed
> kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.10-1.737_FC3       installed
> kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.10-1.741_FC3       installed
> kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.11-1.14_FC3        installed
> kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.9-1.678_FC3        installed
> kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.9-1.681_FC3        installed
> kernel-utils.i386                        1:2.4-13.1.49_FC3      installed
> 
> So if I try..
> # yum remove kernel.i686
> it wants to remove all of them..
> 
> I have tried specifying the version a couple of ways but then it doesn't 
> find anything to remove..
> 
> So how do I do it?

Use rpm instead of yum:

# rpm -e kernel-2.6.9-1.667 kernel-smp-2.6.9-1.667 ...

Paul.