On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:31:47 -0400, machiner posted: > Reply to: edua...@kalinowski.com.br > Original Message Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:21:51 -0300 RE: Re: regarding > upgrade [See Original Message Below] > > They do "reappear" after a grub update. Personally, I "usually" remove an > unused kernel because I run a tight ship. > > ----------------------------------------- On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:21:51 > -0300 edua...@kalinowski.com.br wrote: > >>machiner wrote: >>> Sorry, I think I'm replying to Paul instead of the OP, but I deleted >>> that original post from my email. >>> >>> If you don't want to remove the kernel you're not using for whatever >>> reason, just edit: /boot/grub/menu.lst and comment out the 8 lines that >>> comprise the 2 kernel options of the kernel image you don't want to >>> use. >>> >>> >>This will not allow you to use the kernel (which is OK if you don't need >>it), but they are still in your HD taking up space. >> >>Also, I think they will reappear if update-grub is called, which happens >>when a kernel is installed or removed, for example. >> >>
Whether they appear or not (or more precisely, how many of them "appear") after the update-grub script is run is controlled by the option "howmany" in the options for the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST in your /boot/grub/menu.lst. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org