[BlueOnyx:05352] Re: Removing and old Kernel

[Gerald Waugh]

On Mon, 2010-09-06 at 12:52 -0500, Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet
wrote:
> Richard Morgan wrote:
> > Hi again
> > 
> > Thank you both (all) so much for your help.  No wonder I couldn't find 
> > anything for 'yum remove kernel' ... it's 'rpm' :o)
> 
> Hi Richard,
> I actually prefer to use yum to remove the old kernels since it will 
> keep the yum database current.  Not a huge deal, but just cleaner.  The 
> command goes like this:
> # yum remove kernel-xxx.y.z.etc
> 
> where "kernel-xxx.y.z.etc" = the name of your kernel to remove.   See 
> below for a sample.
> 
> *SEARCH FOR INSTALLED KERNELS*
> [root at server ~]# rpm -qa | grep "kernel"
> kernel-2.6.18-194.11.1.el5
> kernel-2.6.18-194.8.1.el5
> 
> *IDENTIFY RUNNING KERNEL*
> [root at server ~]# uname -r
> 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5
> 
> *REMOVE UNNEEDED KERNEL(s)*
> [root at server ~]# yum remove kernel-2.6.18-194.8.1.el5
> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
> Setting up Remove Process
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-194.8.1.el5 set to be erased
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> 
> Dependencies Resolved
> 
> ================================================================================
>   Package        Arch         Version                    Repository 
>      Size
> ================================================================================
> Removing:
>   kernel         i686         2.6.18-194.8.1.el5         installed 
>      44 M
> 
> Transaction Summary
> ================================================================================
> Remove        1 Package(s)
> Reinstall     0 Package(s)
> Downgrade     0 Package(s)
> 
> Is this ok [y/N]: y
> Downloading Packages:
> Running rpm_check_debug
> Running Transaction Test
> Finished Transaction Test
> Transaction Test Succeeded
> Running Transaction
>    Erasing        : kernel 
>       1/1
> 
> Removed:
>    kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-194.8.1.el5
> 
> Complete!
> [root at server ~]#
> 
> HTH,

Chris is correct, and this is the best way.
I used to delete the files from /boot, sure that was wrong.
I tried Chris's method works great
Thanks Chris

-- 
Gerald