how to get rid of old kernel?
This is a discussion about how to get rid of old kernel? in the Everything Linux category; hi i'm running red hat 9 and just compiled a new kernel. . . now I have two kernels I can boot from at GRUB boot loader, my new kernel works just fine, so my question is how do i get rid of the old kernel? i don't just want to remove it as a boot option from the grub.
hi
i'm running red hat 9 and just compiled a new kernel...
now I have two kernels I can boot from at GRUB boot loader, my new kernel works just fine, so my question is how do i get rid of the old kernel? i don't just want to remove it as a boot option from the grub.conf file, so should i just delete the old kernel image from /boot?
thx in advance!
i'm running red hat 9 and just compiled a new kernel...
now I have two kernels I can boot from at GRUB boot loader, my new kernel works just fine, so my question is how do i get rid of the old kernel? i don't just want to remove it as a boot option from the grub.conf file, so should i just delete the old kernel image from /boot?
thx in advance!
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What about removing the package of the old kernel using rpm ?
Greeetings,
You can try with rpm -e k_defltXXX.rpm --nodeps ( same for it's source )
Otherwise
ls /usr/src/ and rm the old ones ( proceed with caution )
you need to make sure about modules as well , be cautious with the <M> during your kernel's configuration as well
Check /lib/modules ( caution with these )
As for the menu you can easily get rid of the options you dont need by reconfiguring your boot Loader,check /etc/sysconfig/ as well
Farewell
You can try with rpm -e k_defltXXX.rpm --nodeps ( same for it's source )
Otherwise
ls /usr/src/ and rm the old ones ( proceed with caution )
you need to make sure about modules as well , be cautious with the <M> during your kernel's configuration as well
Check /lib/modules ( caution with these )
As for the menu you can easily get rid of the options you dont need by reconfiguring your boot Loader,check /etc/sysconfig/ as well
Farewell
Ghostsong has explained it perfectly
As far as /lib/modules goes this is the actual contents of my /lib/modules
Code:
Simply deleat the kernel modules, of the kernel you no longer want.
for example
Code:
As far as /lib/modules goes this is the actual contents of my /lib/modules
Code:
bash-2.05b$ pwd/lib/modulesbash-2.05b$ ls2.4.21 2.5.75 2.6.0-test1bash-2.05b$As you can see I have 3 kernels installed .
Simply deleat the kernel modules, of the kernel you no longer want.
for example
Code:
rm -Rf 2.5.75You can do exactly the same in /usr/src
Don't forget, if you're using a multi-boot system, to clean up your boot configs and re-run either LILO or Grub boot installers.
Mike
Mike
