how do I uninstall old kernel options listed in Grub2? [closed]
- by user12809
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Is there a way to remove/hide old kernel versions?
I installed Ubuntu Tweak in Ubuntu 11.10, went to Janitor, and selected and removed old kernels that appeared there (3.0.0-12). Now, the only installed linux-image that appears as 'Installed' in SPM is the most recent one (3.0.0-13), which is the one I want. It did not however eliminate the kernel listing in Grub 2. At boot:
However, at boot, in Grub-2, the following options still appear:
3.0.0-13-generic
3.0.0-13-generic (recovery mode)
3.0.0-12 (generic) (on /dev/sde5)
3.0.0-12 (generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sde5)
And, in Terminal, when I change directory (cd) to /boot, and then list (ls), I get the following listed kernels:
3.0.0-13
2.6.38-12
2.6.38-8
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There is no change when I sudo update-grub in Terminal
1) what is /dev/sde5, and where is it located in the file system, so i can delete it?
2) why the differences between what appears as installed in SPM, what appears at boot in Grub2, and what shows when I list the contents of Grub2 in Terminal? Ultimately, I simply want to remove the 3.0.0-12 kernel options at boot in Grub2. How do I best and simplest do that? Thanks again
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