Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: RonB Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.mint Subject: Re: Deleting old Kernels. Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 11:06:59 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: <10tlnbe$388pq$1@dont-email.me> <10tlpft$12ob4$1@paganini.bofh.team> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sat, 09 May 2026 11:07:00 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; logging-data="3779815"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1922Yz8pTETj+WaEfU3Y8sO"; posting-host="c651b3efa16e84e4fe0b38e675e0354b" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:kCWbn0sz4qgB/Q+9C0HwFYze9HI= sha256:cVKn3VU/RQ4nUo+IAGZzumVgfXsMKVAB2MBmwaG9QOQ= sha1:Re786eabJNP5iDi0Z5diFI37q1Q= Xref: csiph.com alt.os.linux.mint:47449 On 2026-05-08, George 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. -- Not all Jews are Zionists. Not all Zionists are Jews. Zionism ≠ Judaism.