{"id":3245,"date":"2023-02-04T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T07:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=3245"},"modified":"2023-02-04T13:00:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T07:30:08","slug":"debian-ubuntu-linux-delete-old-kernel-images-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/debian-ubuntu-linux-delete-old-kernel-images-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Debian \/ Ubuntu Linux Delete Old Kernel Images Command"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Debian and Ubuntu Linux, old kernel images can be deleted using the <code>dpkg<\/code> command. To delete old kernel images, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Run the following command to list all installed kernel packages:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-perl\">dpkg -l | <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">grep<\/span> linux-image<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Look for the older kernel images that you want to delete and make a note of the package names.<\/li>\n<li>Run the following command as root to remove the older kernel images:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-csharp\">apt-<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">get<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">remove<\/span> linux-image-&lt;version&gt;<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Replace <code>&lt;version&gt;<\/code> with the actual version number of the kernel image you want to remove.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>After removing the kernel images, you should also clean up any remaining packages and dependencies using the following command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-csharp\">apt-<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">get<\/span> autoremove<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>Finally, run the following command to update the boot loader and remove any old entries:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">update<\/span><span class=\"hljs-operator\">-<\/span>grub<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s recommended to keep at least one older kernel image in case the current kernel has any issues and you need to fall back to an older version. 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