Remove Old Kernel Versions - Bash Snipplr Social Repository

Revision: 68261

at December 20, 2014 07:16 by garretjames

Initial Code

dpkg --get-selections | \
  grep 'linux-image*' | \
  awk '{print $1}' | \
  egrep -v "linux-image-$(uname -r)|linux-image-generic" | \
  while read n
  do
    apt-get -y remove $n
  done

Initial URL

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1435818

Initial Description

Snippet found on forums to clean up /boot when too many kernels are installed. Though I think the script may need tweaking. Use at own risk!

Initial Title

Remove Old Kernel Versions

Initial Tags

linux

Initial Language

Bash

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