*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1439769 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1439769
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1439769
various linux packages being marked as manually installed, still prevents
'apt-get autoremove' from doing the right thing for kernels
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What backend update-manager uses for installing new packages?
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Title:
New packages (e.g. kernels) not marked for autoremove iff update-
** Tags added: trusty
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Title:
New packages (e.g. kernels) not marked for autoremove iff update-
manager set to "display" rather than "install
Crude, crude workaround on trusty:
aptitude markauto '?name(linux-image-.*-generic)'
This lets 'apt-get autoremove' clean out old kernels installed via
update-manager, while /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove-kernels ensures
that some kernels are retained.
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IIRC this is fixed in Ubuntu 15.10.
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Title:
New packages (e.g. kernels) not marked for autoremove iff update-
manager set to "display" rather
Does it help similarly, if you set automatic security updates by "sudo
dpkg-reconfigure unattended-upgrades", instead of using the GUI way
(Software & Updates)?
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You could remove old kernels automatically by running a specific script
for that purpose e.g. during startup (as root).
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Title:
New packages
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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