On 2009-04-17, Daniel Dalton <d.dal...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > --k+w/mQv8wyuph6w0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 07:18:44PM -0700, Luis Maceira wrote: >>=20 >> apt-get tells me that to dist-upgrade to the new linux-image-2.6.26-2 >> (lenny5.0.1) an additional of more then 70MB disk space will be used.Why = > is that? >> Doesn't the previous linux image be replaced by the new one,maintaining >> approximately the same disk space? Or can I get rid of the old one > > Nope. It keeps them all there. > >> after a computer restart(and the remove of the old one is not done automa= > tically)? > > Yes you can remove the old one with apt/dpkg. But I never bother. It's > good to have them around as well encase you have problems with the new > kernel although highly unlikely.=20 > > Still I wouldn't think it would take 70 mb, but maybe I'm wrong... :) It's not only about the kernel image. The whole modules for the new kernel will be installed into your /lib/modules/2.6.26-2 directory. That will take much space.
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