Removing Old Kernel and associated files

[Hervé Fache]

Well, as long as you current kernel works (which has almost always been the
case for me), you can remove the older ones.
Remove the linux-image-VERSION-generic packages and it will also remove the
modules for you.

HTH, Hervé

2009/2/3 Joseph L. Casale <JCasale at activenetwerx.com>

> After an install of 810, I see during subsequent package installs
> the recommendation to run #apt-get autoremove on extra kernel files.
>
> Before running it, I have:
> ii  linux-generic                              2.6.27.11.14
>                Complete Generic Linux kernel
> ii  linux-headers-2.6.27-11                    2.6.27-11.27
>                Header files related to Linux kernel version
> ii  linux-headers-2.6.27-11-generic            2.6.27-11.27
>                Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.27 on x
> ii  linux-headers-2.6.27-7                     2.6.27-7.16
>                 Header files related to Linux kernel version
> ii  linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic             2.6.27-7.16
>                 Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.27 on x
> ii  linux-headers-generic                      2.6.27.11.14
>                Generic Linux kernel headers
> ii  linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic              2.6.27-11.27
>                Linux kernel image for version 2.6.27 on x86
> ii  linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic               2.6.27-7.16
>                 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.27 on x86
> ii  linux-image-generic                        2.6.27.11.14
>                Generic Linux kernel image
> ii  linux-libc-dev                             2.6.27-11.27
>                Linux Kernel Headers for development
> ii  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.27-11-generic 2.6.27-11.16
>                Non-free Linux kernel modules for version 2.
> ii  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.27-7-generic  2.6.27-7.12
>                 Non-free Linux kernel modules for version 2.
> ii  linux-restricted-modules-common            2.6.27-11.16
>                Non-free Linux 2.6.27 modules helper script
> ii  linux-restricted-modules-generic           2.6.27.11.14
>                Restricted Linux modules for generic kernels
>
> After running it I have:
> ii  linux-generic                              2.6.27.11.14
>                Complete Generic Linux kernel
> ii  linux-headers-2.6.27-11                    2.6.27-11.27
>                Header files related to Linux kernel version
> ii  linux-headers-2.6.27-11-generic            2.6.27-11.27
>                Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.27 on x
> ii  linux-headers-generic                      2.6.27.11.14
>                Generic Linux kernel headers
> ii  linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic              2.6.27-11.27
>                Linux kernel image for version 2.6.27 on x86
> ii  linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic               2.6.27-7.16
>                 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.27 on x86
> ii  linux-image-generic                        2.6.27.11.14
>                Generic Linux kernel image
> ii  linux-libc-dev                             2.6.27-11.27
>                Linux Kernel Headers for development
> ii  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.27-11-generic 2.6.27-11.16
>                Non-free Linux kernel modules for version 2.
> ii  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.27-7-generic  2.6.27-7.12
>                 Non-free Linux kernel modules for version 2.
> ii  linux-restricted-modules-common            2.6.27-11.16
>                Non-free Linux 2.6.27 modules helper script
> ii  linux-restricted-modules-generic           2.6.27.11.14
>                Restricted Linux modules for generic kernels
> ii  linux-sound-base                           1.0.17.dfsg-2ubuntu1
>                base package for ALSA and OSS sound systems
>
> Why does it leave linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic and
> linux-restricted-modules-2.6.27-7-generic?
> Also, what is the significance of the 2.6.27-11.14 and 2.6.27-11.27, why
> wouldn't
> I just have say 2.6.27-11.27?
>
> Thanks!
> jlc
>
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