Not familiar with up2date, but yes, I would remove all kernels prior to
the one you are running.

Just to be sure of your kernel version, do uname -a.

Jon

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003, George wrote:

> Jonathan,
>
> Thanks for your help.  Maybe you can explain this in a little more
> detail teach me and simplify the process even more.
>
> The problem in /lib/modules directory (Over 75% of the disk
> space) which appears to hold old and current of the kernel files.
> Running the "du sk" command shows these directories:
>
> 27308   2.4.18-27.8.0
> 27573   2.4.18-14
> 28174   2.4.20-18.8
> 28195   2.4.20-19.8
> 28203   2.4.20-13.8
> 28274   2.4.18-27.8.0smp
> 28545   2.4.18-14smp
> 29255   2.4.20-18.8smp
> 29279   2.4.20-19.8smp
> 29284   2.4.20-13.8smp
>
> Since up2date has provided previous kernel updates, I'm guessing this
> is the original kernel plus all of the updates.  Can I delete old
> kernels?  And can I set up2date with a different configuration
> to prevent all of these extra files?
>
> Peace,
> G
> ---
>
> Friday, July 25, 2003, 12:01:35 PM, you wrote:
>
> > Find out what files are doing this.  I have NEVER seen /lib getting huge.
>
> > cd /lib; du -sk *|sort -n
>
> > Yes, you can move files and symlink.  In fact, you can probably move files
> > withoug smylinking, as long as you add the directory to ld.so.conf and run
> > ldconfig afterward.
>
> > Jon
>
> > On Fri, 25 Jul 2003, George wrote:
>
> >> Howdy,
> >>
> >>   My disk partition is almost full, due to a large /lib directory.
> >>
> >>   What can I do about this?
> >>   -- Can I delete files off?  How do I know if something isn't being
> >>   used?
> >>   -- Can I move files to another partition?  Can I use links to
> >>   accomplish this?  Are there any down sides to this method?
> >>
> >>   Thanks in advance for all suggestions and help.
> >>
> >> Peace,
> >>  George
> >>
> >>
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