Try apt-get autoclean Jake <div class="gmail_quote">2008/10/23 Fred Niggle <<a href="mailto:sione@operamail.com">sione@operamail.com</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hello, Could anyone tellme how to use synaptic package manager to remove old and unused packages etc after an update? I now have several option in grub, and would like to clean things up. Many thanks, SI -- _______________________________________________ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 9 at <a href="http://www.opera.com" target="_blank">http://www.opera.com</a> Powered by Outblaze -- <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a> </blockquote></div>