[ubuntu-uk] Unwanted kernels .....

[Colin Law]

On 15 August 2014 11:36, Alan Pope <alan at popey.com> wrote:
> On 15 August 2014 11:31, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 15 August 2014 11:12, Alan Pope <alan at popey.com> wrote:
>>> On 15 August 2014 11:07, Barry Drake <ubuntu-advertising at gmx.com> wrote:
>>>> On 15/08/14 11:02, Alan Pope wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 15 August 2014 10:59, Barry Drake <ubuntu-advertising at gmx.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I want to do it using apt-get, I'm going to have to use the command
>>>>>> for every one which will take a while.  Is there a tool
>>>>>> for automating this just a bit?
>>>>>
>>>>> Does this command offer to remove some?
>>>>> sudo apt-get autoremove
>>>>
>>>>  No.  All it offers to do is to remove one package no longer required.
>>>> Nothing to do with the kernel is shown.  Ah well ... When I've got time on
>>>> my hands I'll go through them.  Thanks anyway.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Doesn't take long:-
>>>
>>> Open a terminal and make it full screen.
>>> uname -a
>>>
>>> Note which kernel you're currently on.
>>>
>>> dpkg -l linux-image*
>>>
>>> To list what kernels you have installed
>>>
>>> sudo apt-get autoremove  ....
>>>
>>> Then in the autoremove line where the dots are (don't type the dots)
>>> just copy/paste (double click a linux-image package name, then middle
>>> click to paste), press space, copy/paste, press space.
>>
>> That doesn't seem to work for me.  One of the lines from dpkg is
>> rc  linux-image-3.2.0-2 3.2.0-27.43    i386           Linux kernel
>> image for version 3.2.0 on 32
>> but:
>> $ sudo apt-get autoremove linux-image-3.2.0-2
>> Reading package lists... Done
>> Building dependency tree
>> Reading state information... Done
>> Note, selecting 'linux-image-3.2.0-27-generic-pae' for regex
>> 'linux-image-3.2.0-2'
>> Package 'linux-image-3.2.0-27-generic-pae' is not installed, so not removed
>> 0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
>>
>
> It's truncated. Maybe your terminal window is too small? (which is why
> I suggested making it full screen).

Ah, I see.  To get the line
rc  linux-image-extra-3.6.0-030600rc1-generic
3.6.0-030600rc1.201208022 i386                      Linux kernel image
for version 3.6.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
to not truncate the name I had to extend the window into the second
monitor even though there is empty space at the right hand end of the
line.  Its algorithm does not seem ideal.

Colin