I think it would be a good idea to include a feature in update-manager to uninstall old kernel while installing a new one. for example: I had linux-image-3.2.0-10, and linux-image-3.2.0-11; update-manager install linux-image-3.2.0-12 when updating, and uninstall linux-image-3.2.0-10 at the same time. by this way, only 2 kernels stay in the system, and the disk space remain stable.
it could be made silently for basic users, but other users could change the behavior in update-manager settings. it also could be made in the postinstall script of linux-image (and headers) package, but it isn't possible to change settings in that case. remove kernels only while upgrading to a newer version isn't a good idea; LTS versions can provide 40 or 50 kernels during their life. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1070005 Title: [wishlist] Ubuntu could propose to remove old kernels when upgrading To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1070005/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
