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Revision as of 18:19, 2 March 2017
Removing old Kernels
- Install Synaptic package manager:
sudo apt-get install synaptic
- Check the kernel that you use:
uname -r
Do NOT remove the kernel that you use and be advised to keep 1 or 2 older versions
- Start Synaptic.
- Search for 'linux-image', right-click a kernel and choose 'Complete removal' and click the Apply button to delete the kernel.
- Repeat this search and removal for 'linux-header'.
Why
Reasons why you might want to do this:
- free up some disk space, could be some Gb-s
- speed-up grub updates
