Removing old kernel entries in GRUB boot loader menu

Robert E. Butts himco2 at sbcglobal.net
Tue Jul 18 21:13:58 UTC 2006


On Tue, 2006-07-18 at 12:51 -0400, 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

You can also do a search for kernel or linux-image in Synaptic and
uninstall that way.  Most people would recommend keeping a minimum of
two kernels on hand, so that if you hose one - and that can happen - you
still have a means of booting your OS ..
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