Re: [gentoo-user] Old kernel versions

[Beau E. Cox]

On Wednesday 18 January 2006 11:05 pm, Andres Becerra Sandoval wrote:
> On 1/19/06, Beau E. Cox <beaucox@×××××××××.com> wrote:
> > Hi -
> >
> > When a new kernel ( I'm using gentoo-sources ) comes down
> > the line, I go to /usr/src, ln -s to linux, copy current
> > .config, yada, yada... It works fine.
> >
> > Now I notice in eix that all my old kernels are marked as
> > 'installed'. I normally keep only the previous kernel in
> > /boot. Can I safely 'emerge -C' the older kernels w/o
> > upsetting my apple cart?
> >
> > --
> > Aloha => Beau;
> >
> > --
> > gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
>
> Yes, you can clean the old kernel versions, this will free you some space.
>
> A quick way to do it is:
> - back up your .config

I have the kernel option on that puts the compressed .config file of
the running kernel in /proc ( I think that's neat - you always have 
access to the running .config ).

> - emerge -C gentoo-sources  or whatever-sources (this will clean all
> versions) - emerge gentoo-sources (only merges the actual)

That is an excellent way to go...Thanks, Andrés.

>
>
> --
>   Andrés

-- 
Aloha => Beau;


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