Re: Old Kernels . . .(never die!)

2009-01-01 Thread Karl Goetz
On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:11:56 +1100 The Wassermans wrote: > I am running Ubuntu 8.04. It boots up on Kernel version 22. > > > I read somewhere that old versions should be removed as they slow down > the booting process. Unless the GRUB shipped with Ubuntu works differently to the one I have

Re: Hardy AMD64 compatible printers

2009-01-01 Thread Paul Gear
David Ryder wrote: > Hi, > > Does anybody know, please, of a currently available compatible low-cost > HP (preferably) b&w laser printer that works in Hardy AMD64? > > My Canon lbp3000 used to but I lost some of the non-Hardy libraries it > needs to (laboriously) install the canon 32-bit drivers

Re: Old Kernels . . .(never die!)

2009-01-01 Thread Dave Hall
On Fri, 2009-01-02 at 10:17 +1100, Andre Mangan wrote: > Addendum > > If you want to list your installed kernels, type ls /boot into a > terminal window. That shows you the contents of /boot which contains kernel related files. On older boxes the contents can be misleading as there can be remnant

Re: Old Kernels . . .(never die!)

2009-01-01 Thread Andre Mangan
Addendum If you want to list your installed kernels, type ls /boot into a terminal window. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: Old Kernels . . .(never die!)

2009-01-01 Thread Dave Hall
On Fri, 2009-01-02 at 08:11 +1100, The Wassermans wrote: > I am running Ubuntu 8.04. It boots up on Kernel version 22. > > However, when booting up I am presented with several lines relating to > older Kernel versions and their respective "recovery mode". Obviously > automatically saved as updat

Re: Old Kernels . . .(never die!)

2009-01-01 Thread Andre Mangan
2009/1/2 The Wassermans > I am running Ubuntu 8.04. It boots up on Kernel version 22. > Hello Dave and a Happy New Year to you too, However, when booting up I am presented with several lines relating to > older Kernel versions and their respective "recovery mode". Obviously > automatically sa

Old Kernels . . .(never die!)

2009-01-01 Thread The Wassermans
I am running Ubuntu 8.04. It boots up on Kernel version 22. However, when booting up I am presented with several lines relating to older Kernel versions and their respective "recovery mode". Obviously automatically saved as updates are installed. I read somewhere that old versions should be rem