Old Kernels . . .(never die!)
The Wassermans
dwass at optusnet.com.au
Thu Jan 1 21:11:56 GMT 2009
I am running Ubuntu 8.04. It boots up on Kernel version 22.
However, when booting up I am presented with several lines relating to
older Kernel versions and their respective "recovery mode". Obviously
automatically saved as updates are installed.
I read somewhere that old versions should be removed as they slow down
the booting process. Though I don't really have any complaint about
what seems to me to be a quick bootup anyway. It's just that I don't
like all those lines of information in my face.
So I have some questions please:
1. What is the purpose of storing the old kernel versions?
2. Any reason why I should not delete the oldies? (And/or maybe just
save the last superseded one?)
3. How would I go about deleting them?
Happy New Year . . . .
Dave W
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