Reply to: thorntreeh...@gmail.com Original Message Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:59:20 -0700 RE: Re: regarding upgrade [See Original Message Below]
Wicked. Thanks for that. ----------------------------------------- On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:59:20 -0700 thorntreeh...@gmail.com wrote: >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. > >
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