The kernels don't install anything into the /home folder. That's where your personal files and settings are held, and no package manager would remove any of those.
Ramon Casha 2009/3/20 paul morley <[email protected]> > 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-) > > > _______________________________________________ > > > MLUG-list mailing list > > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > MLUG-list mailing list > > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MLUG-list mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MLUG-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >
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