Sorry to rabbit on a bit. Yes I have used "Remove completely" to remove 
some packages that I've tried, even so sometimes the hidden files in the 
/home folder remained, which I have then deleted manually.
Thanks for you response, Paul
P.S. Have you read Jono's interviews?: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/1842


Ramon Casha wrote:
> You would need to select the kernels individually, leaving only the 
> ones you are using.
>
> You can use the option to  to ensure it leaves nothing behind, but it 
> usually doesn't even with an ordinary remove. It certainly worked on mine.
>
> Ramon Casha
>
>
> 2009/3/20 paul morley <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>
>     Many thanks for info. Ramon  but with my system System, Synaptic
>     didn't
>     remove _all_ the Kernels hiding away, wish it had. I believe
>     Ubuntu 9-04
>     can do this, but I haven't tried it yet!
>     Anyway with Gnome-Commander it doesn't take a minute. (remember Norton
>     Commander of the DOS days? He! He!)
>     Paul 8-)
>
>
>     Ramon Casha wrote:
>     > There's an easier way - use Synaptic or Aptitude to select the old
>     > kernels and remove them. That will automatically remove the kernel
>     > image, the boot option from Grub, the modules and everything else
>     > related to them.
>     >
>     > Ramon Casha
>     >
>     >
>     > 2009/3/19 paul morley <[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>>>
>     >
>     >     Since Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) was first released to the present
>     >     there has
>     >     been quite a few Kernel upgrades.
>     >     Just thought it may help some of our Ubuntu users, if I
>     explain how to
>     >     remove the old redundant Kernels which can save up to 3 GB
>     of system
>     >     disk space.
>     >
>     >     Uses Alt>F2 and type in 'sudo nautilus' for root access [now
>     be care
>     >     full as you are in permanent root]
>     >
>     >     The latest Kernel release is currently  2.6.27-14
>     >
>     >     1) Goto  the root boot folder, open and delete all the
>     Kernel releases
>     >     EXCEPT the 2.6.27-14 items.
>     >     System
>     >     2) Goto /lib/modules  and again delete all the Kernel
>     releases EXCEPT
>     >     the 2.6.27-14 items.
>     >
>     >     3) Goto /usr/src/  again delete all the Kernel releases
>     EXCEPT the
>     >     2.6.27-14 items.
>     >     System
>     >     Note: the deleted items will not appear in the Desktop Trash
>     bin they
>     >     are in another trash bin in root.
>     >             To locate: Goto /root/.local/share/trash they are in two
>     >     folders named 'files' and 'info' where they can be deleted.
>     [DO NOT
>     >             delete the 'files' and 'info' folders]
>     >
>     >     4) Close Nautilus.
>     >
>     >
>     >     Tip: I use GNOME Commander it makes life easer.  It can be
>     downloaded
>     >     from Applications>Add/remove
>     >
>     >     Have fun  8-)
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