Cleaning up old kernels

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Intro

The steps below describe how to clean up old kernels.

Cleanup old kernels on CentOS 7

  • uname -r --> see active kernel version
  • 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 --> see active kernel version
  • sudo apt-get install byobu --> install prerequisite (if not already installed)
  • sudo purge-old-kernels --> remove old kernels