Re: Removing old kernels with yum?

[Temlakos <temlakos@xxxxxxxxx>]

WipeOut wrote:
> Bob Chiodini wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 2005-05-27 at 18:13 +0100, Paul Howarth wrote:
> >  
> >
> > > WipeOut wrote:
> > >   
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > How do I remove old kernels with yum??
> > > >
> > > > If I do a..
> > > > # yum list "kernel*"
> > > >
> > > > I get..
> > > > Installed Packages
> > > > kernel.i686                              2.6.10-1.741_FC3       
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel.i686                              2.6.9-1.681_FC3        
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel.i686                              2.6.10-1.760_FC3       
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel.i686                              2.6.11-1.14_FC3        
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel.i686                              2.6.11-1.27_FC3        
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel.i686                              2.6.9-1.678_FC3        
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel.i686                              2.6.9-1.667            
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel.i686                              2.6.10-1.737_FC3       
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.9-1.667            
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.10-1.760_FC3       
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.11-1.27_FC3        
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.10-1.737_FC3       
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.10-1.741_FC3       
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.11-1.14_FC3        
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.9-1.678_FC3        
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel-smp.i686                          2.6.9-1.681_FC3        
> > > > installed
> > > > kernel-utils.i386                        1:2.4-13.1.49_FC3      
> > > > installed
> > > >
> > > > So if I try..
> > > > # yum remove kernel.i686
> > > > it wants to remove all of them..
> > > >
> > > > I have tried specifying the version a couple of ways but then it 
> > > > doesn't find anything to remove..
> > > >
> > > > So how do I do it?
> > > >     
> > >
> > > Use rpm instead of yum:
> > >
> > > # rpm -e kernel-2.6.9-1.667 kernel-smp-2.6.9-1.667 ...
> > >
> > > Paul.
> > >
> > >   
> >
> >
> > Yum can do it too, ala:
> >
> >        yum remove kernel-2.6.9-1.678_FC3
> >
> > You can also wildcard parts of the name like:
> >
> >        yum remove kernel-smp-2.6.9-*
> >
> > to get rid of all of the 2.6.9 SMP kernels.
> >
> > Bob...
> >
> >
> >  
> I am sure I tried that but it didn't seem to work.. the rpm -e way 
> worked fine..
>
> Thanks..

I simply brought up Yum Extender, looked for all the kernels I had 
installed, and selected one to remove. (I say /one/ because I normally 
keep the five latest releases on my system, to make sure that I have a 
good one.)

Temlakos