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Created October 30, 2014 15:51
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Remove old kernels on a ubuntu box
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cleanup-kernels.sh
# Identify the revision of kernel running:
uname -r
# Identify installed kernel packages:
dpkg --get-selections | awk '((/^linux-/) && (/[0-9]./)) {print $1}'
# Reboot box if not running the latest installed kernel.
sudo reboot
# Remove kernel packages (being careful not to uninstall the currently running kernel).
sudo apt-get purge linux-image-2.6.32-47-server linux-image-2.6.32-48-server ...
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