slothsoffun
8/12/2016 - 8:16 AM

Ubuntu: Clean up the boot partition on Ubuntu

Clean up the boot partition on Ubuntu

#! /bin/bash

# First check your kernel version, so you won't delete the in-use kernel image, running:
uname -r

# Now run this command for a list of installed kernels:
sudo dpkg --list 'linux-image*'

# and delete the kernels you don't want/need anymore by running this:
sudo apt-get remove --purge linux-image-${VERSION}

# When you're done removing the older kernels, you can run this to remove ever packages you won't need anymore:
sudo apt-get autoremove

# -or-
# simply enter the following into console and use auto-complete (TAB)
sudo apt-get purge linux-image-