Difference between revisions of "Cleaning up old kernels"
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== Cleanup old kernels on CentOS 7 == | == Cleanup old kernels on CentOS 7 == | ||
| − | * '''uname -r''' --> | + | * '''uname -r''' --> get active kernel version (informational) |
* '''sudo yum install yum-utils''' --> install prerequisite (if not already installed) | * '''sudo yum install yum-utils''' --> install prerequisite (if not already installed) | ||
* '''package-cleanup --oldkernels --count=x''' --> remove old kernels (x = number of kernels to keep) | * '''package-cleanup --oldkernels --count=x''' --> remove old kernels (x = number of kernels to keep) | ||
== Cleanup old kernels on ubuntu 16.04 == | == Cleanup old kernels on ubuntu 16.04 == | ||
| − | * '''uname -r''' --> | + | * '''uname -r''' --> get active kernel version (informational) |
* '''sudo apt-get install byobu''' --> install prerequisite (if not already installed) | * '''sudo apt-get install byobu''' --> install prerequisite (if not already installed) | ||
* '''sudo purge-old-kernels''' --> remove old kernels | * '''sudo purge-old-kernels''' --> remove old kernels | ||
Revision as of 18:32, 30 October 2016
Intro
The steps below describe how to clean up old kernels.
Cleanup old kernels on CentOS 7
- uname -r --> get active kernel version (informational)
- sudo yum install yum-utils --> install prerequisite (if not already installed)
- package-cleanup --oldkernels --count=x --> remove old kernels (x = number of kernels to keep)
Cleanup old kernels on ubuntu 16.04
- uname -r --> get active kernel version (informational)
- sudo apt-get install byobu --> install prerequisite (if not already installed)
- sudo purge-old-kernels --> remove old kernels
