Removing old kernel entries in GRUB boot loader menu

[Thomas Kaiser]

charlie derr wrote:
> Editing /boot/grub/menu.lst will make the choice disappear from your 
> menu when you boot.
> 
> If you really want to get rid of (an older) kernel version you can look 
> at the entry you've commented out (or deleted) from /boot/grub/menu.lst 
> and delete the vmlinuz file from wherever you've got the binaries 
> stashed (often in /boot).
>     good luck,
>         ~c
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Roobert wrote:
>> I have the exact same issue, I'm using a dual-boot Windows XP/Dapper
>> machine, and I've got about 5 or 6 kernel versions on my boot menu. How
>> do you go about uninstalling the older kernel versions?
>>
>>
>>
>> ~ Roobert.
>>
>>
> 
> 

Use apt or synaptic to remove the kernel and apt will update menu.lst!!

e.g.: sudo apt-get remove linux-image-2.6.15-23-amd64-generic

Thomas

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