RE: kernel update and grub

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Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 10:20:39 -0500

I have never had a kernel source to be deleted by a new install. If
that is so then why have you sent this email. You should not have a
space problem in that case. Look at the directories I referred and see
if the old source is there. If it is not then you don't have a problem.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-admin@redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-
> admin@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Robert C. Paulsen Jr.
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:28 AM
> To: redhat-list@redhat.com
> Subject: Re: kernel update and grub
>
> On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 08:54:09AM -0500, Otto Haliburton wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: redhat-list-admin@redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-
> > > admin@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Asbjorn Hoiland Aarrestad
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 4:18 AM
> > > To: redhat-list@redhat.com
> > > Subject: kernel update and grub
> > >
> > > hi!
> > >
> > > Just got word about the new kernel update, but when looking in my
> logs
> > > for the update, I just see an errormessage about "not enough space
> on
> > > /boot". This most probably because I have been installing a couple
> of
> > > kernel updates automatically using up2date, and never deleted
> > > anything.
> > >
> > > I have redhat 7.3 and grub installed
> > >
> > >
> > > How do I (commandline) delete the old kernels from grub?
> > >
> > >
> > > - asbj?rn
> > >
> > >
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> > You need to delete the old kernels from /boot. You can also delete
> them
> > from /usr/src.
> > 1) Look at the grub.conf file in /etc. The directory is in /boot
> (you
> > can go there) also. The symbolic link to the file is in /etc.
> > Determine which kernels you want to delete. Delete them from
> grub.conf
> > and from /boot. Remember to look at the default pointer and update
> it
> > to the new default in grub.conf. You can also go to /usr/src and
> delete
> > the old kernel directories. Be sure and make yourself a boot floppy
> in
> > case you make a mistake. Good luck!!!!
>
> A safer method is to delete the old kernels via rpm. For example my
> system shows:
>
> rpm -qa | grep kernel
> kernel-pcmcia-cs-3.1.31-13
> kernel-source-2.4.20-20.9
> kernel-2.4.20-19.9
> kernel-2.4.20-20.9
>
> There is one old kernel still installed: kernel-2.4.20-19.9. To delete
> it I would run:
>
> rpm -e kernel-2.4.20-19.9
>
> I generally keep one back-level kernel "just in case"; thus the output
> above. It appears that when kernel source is installed the older
> version
> is removed. I am not sure why, but although I have never deleted any
> only the latest one ever shows up.
>
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