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Re: Deleting old Kernels.

From "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux.mint
Subject Re: Deleting old Kernels.
Date 2026-05-09 09:03 -0400
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On 5/9/26 7:06 AM, RonB wrote:
> On 2026-05-08, George <Invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> On 08/05/2026 23:16, Alan K. wrote:
>>> Okay, in update manager there is a checkbox to get update manager to
>>> purge excess kernels.
>>> However I've 3 of them now, and I thought at one time I had 4.
>>>
>>> I know how to do it manually.   Sudo apt autoremove doesn't do it now
>>> with 3.
>>>
>>> So what's the key to this?   It used to do it with the autoremove in
>>> 22.2, but seems now, at least on my machine, in 22.3 it don't do it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Try running this:
>>
>> sudo apt purge --autoremove
> 
> You can delete them individually in Update Manager, under View > Kernels. I
> think autoremove keeps at least one extra kernel in case there is a problem
> with the new one.
> 
Thanks.  I think I put that in the OP.   I know all the standard procedures.  It's the 
automatic part that I'm not getting the system to do.   Or at least the 'autoremove' part.

-- 
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     Alan K.

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Deleting old Kernels. "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2026-05-08 18:16 -0400
  Re: Deleting old Kernels. George <Invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-08 23:45 +0100
    Re: Deleting old Kernels. "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2026-05-08 21:34 -0400
      Re: Deleting old Kernels. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-05-09 00:31 -0400
        Re: Deleting old Kernels. jjb <jjb@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-09 12:18 +0200
          Re: Deleting old Kernels. Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-10 03:36 +0000
          Re: Deleting old Kernels. Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-10 04:36 +0000
            Re: Deleting old Kernels. jjb <jjb@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-10 12:11 +0200
    Re: Deleting old Kernels. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2026-05-09 11:06 +0000
      Re: Deleting old Kernels. "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2026-05-09 09:03 -0400
  Re: Deleting old Kernels. german newsgroups <usualsuspectrider@gmail.com> - 2026-05-09 08:18 +0200

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