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On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 15:18:04 -0500 (EST), [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0212111450460.23322-100000@dell>

Don't hijack threads by replying to another message from this
mailing-list when instead you want to compose a new message.

> I am relatively new to Linux and ran into a small problem.  My machine
> 
> currently uses Red Hat 7.3 (ext3).  I have been making a point of
> updating the software with up2date regularly.
> 
> Recently, however, up2date failed to install the new packages, and 
> complained that the boot partition was too full.  The partition is 45
> MB and is 98% full at the moment.
> 
> I am unsure of how to free up space in the boot partition; I don't
> know how it became so full and what can be moved or deleted safely. 
> Obviously, I would prefer to resolve this without going through the
> steps necessary to expand the boot partition.
> 
> Any assistance would be appreciated.

Erase some of the older kernel packages as "root" user,
for instance

  # rpm --query kernel

to see what kernel packages are installed. And

  # rpm --erase kernel-2.4.18-5

to erase one.

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