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I like to use apt-get dist-upgrade --auto-remove, all in one step. Though for kernels they will be removed on the next invocation after reboot as the default l

by lathiat 10y ago

I like to use apt-get dist-upgrade --auto-remove, all in one step. Though for kernels they will be removed on the next invocation after reboot as the default logic keeps the last installed kernel version as well as the current one. As for the original issue of not cleaning up the kernels, this is fixed in xenial/16.04 but not in trusty/14.04, see bug report here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1439769 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bu...

nightsky30 10y ago
Xenial/16.04 has other issues regarding kernel cleanup involving DKMS leaving files behind: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=717584 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=717584 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dkms/+bug/1515513 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dkms/+bug/1515513