[wellylug] Ubuntu too many kernels

[Cliff Pratt]

Carl Turney wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've got Ubuntu Hardy, with GRUB 0.97-29ubuntu21.2
> 
> My /boot is in its own partition.  I've updated the kernel about 4-5 
> times.
> 
> The old kernels are accumulating, resulting in (briefly) a 100% full 
> boot partition.
> 
> (That even resulted in 2.6.24-26 apparently only partially installing.)
> 
> Websites advise running Synaptic, Searching, and Completely Removing the 
> older versions - then manually removing their references in 
> /boot/grub/menu.lst
> 
> When I've done this, on those older versions, there are long, confusing 
> warning messages in Synaptic, of failed removal scripts... which I can 
> see, but not copy and paste for you all to read.  Also, a couple (large) 
> files remain in the /boot directory, with names including the version 
> numbers half-uninstalled.
>
Probably a result of your space problems, I'd say. Without the actual 
messages it is hard to tell.
 >
> Any help?
> 
> Do you know if this is all fixed in the upcoming Limp Leprechaun?
> 
I regularly uninstall old kernels, so the problem is not with the 
version of Ubuntu that you have.

Cheers,

Cliff