linux:debian:remove-old-kernels
Removing Old Kernels
To find out the current version of Linux kernel running on your system, use the following command.
uname -sr Linux 4.19.0-8-amd64
To list all installed kernels on your system, issue this command.
dpkg --list | grep linux-image ii linux-image-4.19.0-6-amd64 4.19.67-2+deb10u2 amd64 Linux 4.19 for 64-bit PCs (signed) ii linux-image-4.19.0-8-amd64 4.19.98-1+deb10u1 amd64 Linux 4.19 for 64-bit PCs (signed) ii linux-image-amd64 4.19+105+deb10u3 amd64 Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
Do the same for kernel headers:
dpkg --list | grep linux-headers
Run the commands below to remove a particular linux-image along with its configuration files, then update grub2 configuration, and lastly reboot the system.
sudo apt remove --purge linux-image-4.19.0-6-amd64 sudo update-grub2 sudo reboot
linux/debian/remove-old-kernels.txt · Last modified: by 127.0.0.1
