Also, not everyone uses rpm's to install new kernels so may need to manually delete them. The locations are in /boot and /usr/src
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:redhat-list- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Earl Eiland > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 11:40 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: removing old kernals? > > The question of whether it's wise to keep old kernels is a > cost/benefit > issue. The answer may well vary from user to user. What's more > serious, consumption of available memory by multiple kernels, or loss > of > functionality due to OS failure? In my case, the consequences of an > OS > failure _far_ exceeds consequences of running out of memory. Even > though I've never had a problem with an RH upgrade, I still keep the > previous kernel just in case. To me, this falls into the same > category > of backing up your data. You don't have to, but not having backups > can > cause heartache. I've had two backups, saved on different media, > verified when created, both be corrupt. You can hardly be too > careful! > > On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 16:08, Anand Buddhdev wrote: > > Redhat writes: > > > > > When I upgrade the kernal and reboot there is a screen that > > > lists the kernals on my machine, the top one being the new > > > one. Should I delete the other kernels? If so how do I do > > > this? > > > > You can see your currently installed kernel(s) with: > > > > rpm -q kernel > > > > This will list one or more kernels, for exmaple: > > > > kernel-2.4.19-8.9 > > kernel-2.4.20-19.9 > > > > So if you are now running 2.4.20 after an update, and you want to > remove the > > older 2.4.19, just run the following as root: > > > > rpm -e kernel-2.4.19-8.9 > > > > It is important to specify the version and build numbers fully, so > that you > > remove the older kernel, instead of the current one. > > > > Some people might tell you that you should keep at least one older > kernel on > > the system, in case something is wrong with you current one, and you > need > > the older one to fall back on. In my personal experience though, > I've never > > had trouble with a newer kernel from RedHat, so I usually remove the > older > > kernels and only keep one on my system. > > > > -- > > Anand Buddhdev > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
