delete old kernel

Paul Smith phhs80 at gmail.com
Wed Nov 23 19:45:12 UTC 2005


On 11/23/05, Don Maxwell <don.maxwell at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Each time I update kernel I have a new one in list when I start FC4. How
> > > can I delete the old kernel? Is it secure delete old kernels?
> >
> > # yum install yum-utils
> > # package-cleanup --oldkernels
> >
> > This will remove all but the most recent two kernels (and kernel-devel
> > packages). It's safe to remove kernels older than the one you are
> > currently running.
>
>  This was the first I heard of this trick.  I immediately followed these
> instructions on 3 boxes and it worked great.  It seems like a a VERY
> convenient solution for many of us.

In my case, it worked great too.

Paul




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