Legacy GRUB used to have a variable called HOW_MANY you could set to the number of kernel versions to retain. GRUB 2 removed the easy way so now you have to use other means.
Two methods. The easiest is at http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-remove-the-old-kernel-versions-from-ubuntu-using-ubuntu-tweak.html another more traditional way is: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/17787/clean-up-the-new-ubuntu-grub2-boot-menu/ On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 8:42 PM, Dave Douglas <gpfd...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 on laptop and every time there's an update to > kernel there's a new listing to the boot loader. I currently have entries > for > Ubuntu,with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic > Ubuntu,with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic (recovery mode) Through > > Ubuntu,with Linux 2.6.35-31-generic > Ubuntu,with Linux 2.6.35-31-generic (recovery mode) > > Plus entries for M$ Vista as it's a dual boot system... > > old grub was simple file modification of etc/boot.cfg file but with Grub2 > you have to modify another file and then run a make file or something like > that and I've tried the RTFM method under > https://help.ubuntu.com/**community/Grub2#Use%20Boot-** > Repair%20Graphical%20Tool<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Use%20Boot-Repair%20Graphical%20Tool> > > but it doesn't make sense to me. Does anyone have clear instructions for a > neophyte like me to follow? > > Dave > ______________________________**_________________ > PLUG-applications mailing list > plug-applicati...@lists.plug.**phoenix.az.us<PLUG-applications@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us> > http://lists.plug.phoenix.az.**us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/** > plug-applications<http://lists.plug.phoenix.az.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-applications> > > Reminder: All replies will go back to this mailing list. If you wish to > send a reply to a specific person, please use the reply function and change > the "To:" address to that person before sending. > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson
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