[CentOS] Safe method to remove old kernels
Chris Mauritz
chrism at imntv.comFri Oct 12 13:35:04 UTC 2007
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Scott Moseman wrote: > # rpm -qa | grep kernel-2 | sort > kernel-2.6.9-42.0.10.EL > kernel-2.6.9-42.0.2.EL > kernel-2.6.9-42.0.3.EL > kernel-2.6.9-42.0.8.EL > kernel-2.6.9-42.EL > kernel-2.6.9-55.0.2.EL > kernel-2.6.9-55.0.6.EL > kernel-2.6.9-55.0.9.EL > kernel-2.6.9-55.EL > > I'm running the most recent kernel available, and I've never had a > problem with any past kernels, so I don't believe there's any reason > to keep all of them. I guess kernels get a fresh install instead of > an upgrade? Can I safely rpm-e the old kernel packages? Should this > be something I do through yum instead? > I'm not really sure of the correct method, but I've gotten into the habit of using rpm -e. I usually keep the current kernel plus the previous one and dump the rest. Best,
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