boot screen = long list

[Cliffer Benny]

Problem solved. Thank you very much!
The other suggestions did nothing :)


On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 11:24 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On 03/15/2011 12:52 PM, Jacob Mansfield wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On 15 March 2011 19:31, Cliffer Benny <cliffer.benny at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> How come every time I update Ubuntu, it adds the updated version to the
> top
> >> of the Grub boot screen?
> >> I've got a dozen Ubuntus to choose from.
> >>
> >> Is there an easy way to fix this?
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> Fixed your post:
> > sudo apt-get autoremove; sudo apt-get autoclean
> ...<snip>
> >
> > "When Windows™ is opened the bugs come in."
> > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
> > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
> >
> > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
> <snip>
>
> See:
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> Note: you've been asked do this in the past.
>
> That said: just how do you figure that 'autoremove and/or 'autoclean'
> will resolve the OP's issue?
>
> @Cliffer: 'System|Administration|Computer Janitor' will check your
> system and offer to remove the excess kernels. However CJ also has a
> tendency to mark for removal dpkg installed packages and others that it
> has no business doing - and so I don't trust it. So here is what I
> recommend:
>
> 1. Open a terminal and issue the following commands (note the $ is the
> command prompt so you don't enter that bit):
>
> $ sudo update-grub
>
> That will produce an output similar to:
> $ sudo update-grub
> [sudo] password for <user>:
> Generating grub.cfg ...
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-27-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-27-generic
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-26-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-26-generic
>
> As you can see from the above, I keep 2 kernels available; the primary
> -28, and the previous -27. I do this because I may have issues with the
> latest -28 and keep the -27 to fall back on. Other than that, I see no
> reason to keep any older kernels (unless I am on a test system).
>
> In your case you'll most likely find many more than -28 and -27, so
> simply copy the kernel number (2.6.35-x) and open Synaptic:
> 'System|Administration|Synaptic...' and enter the kernel in the search
> box: 2.6.35- (and/or 2.6.32- if you've upgraded from lucid 10.04)
> find the ones that are not the two most recent & click the 'S' column
> header to sort by the one's installed. The ones installed will show with
> Green boxes in the 'S' Column; select all but the most recent & the last
> by right-clicking and select 'Mark for Complete Removal', then click
> 'Apply'. That will remove all but the latest two kernels.
>
> Synaptic _should_ take care of your grub menu configuration, but just to
> be sure I recommend opening a terminal again
> (Applications|Accessories|Terminal) and issuing:
>
> $ sudo update-grub
>
> You should now only see the two kernels like the output of my example.
> Let us know if you have any further questions.
>
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