Removing entries in Lilo [solved]

[Gul Dukat]

I'm running cooker 2006.1 currently. Ans I've upgaded my kernel to 2.6.12-13mdk. I've used it, I still have the old kernel on my hd as backup. But after running a few weeks with the new kernel I'm satisfied and would like to remove the old kernel and it's entries in Lilo. Could anyone explain, how I should do this?

 

Thanks in advance....

[jboy]

1. To remove the kernel package, simply use the Remove Software (or Uninstall Software, I'm not in linux right now and don't remember which) menu option in MCC and specify the old kernel package, or use the CLI urpme command to remove it.

 

2. To remove the old entry from your lilo menu:

Edit /etc/lilo.conf

Remove the section referring to the old kernel

Then as root from the console, execute the command: lilo -v

This will write the updated boot loader info.

Edited November 30, 2005 by jboy

[scarecrow]

My advice is always keeping AT LEAST one older kernel revision as backup... so, even if you feckup, you could boot your old kernel.

[Gul Dukat]

My advice is always keeping AT LEAST one older kernel revision as backup... so, even if you feckup, you could boot your old kernel.

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Thanks for the advice scarecrow. I'll keep that in mind next time I'm upgrading my kernel.

I thought that after a few weeks succesfully using a newer kernel, you could just as easily remove the older kernel.

[Gul Dukat]

1. To remove the kernel package, simply use the Remove Software (or Uninstall Software, I'm not in linux right now and don't remember which) menu option in MCC and specify the old kernel package, or use the CLI urpme command to remove it.

 

2. To remove the old entry from your lilo menu: 

Edit /etc/lilo.conf

Remove the section referring to the old kernel

Then as root from the console, execute the command: lilo -v

This will write the updated boot loader info.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Thanks jboy. Thats all I needed to know.