old kernels cannot be removed in Synaptic?
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I'm running MATE 16.04 on an ASUS X550LA, when I run:
$ ls /boot | grep vmlinuz | cut -d'-' -f2,3
4.13.0-38
4.13.0-38
4.13.0-39
4.13.0-39
(I have ran sudo apt-get autoremove before)
Yet when I run Synaptic package manager with "linux-image-4*" in the search I see a large amounts of what I believe to be old kernels.
This is only a part of the read out, and almost all except the current kernel show a white square, and properties of any selected show "not installed". If I select any of these and right click I am offered "Mark for installation" or "Properties"
What are these? Can they be safely removed? How do I remove them?
kernel
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I'm running MATE 16.04 on an ASUS X550LA, when I run:
$ ls /boot | grep vmlinuz | cut -d'-' -f2,3
4.13.0-38
4.13.0-38
4.13.0-39
4.13.0-39
(I have ran sudo apt-get autoremove before)
Yet when I run Synaptic package manager with "linux-image-4*" in the search I see a large amounts of what I believe to be old kernels.
This is only a part of the read out, and almost all except the current kernel show a white square, and properties of any selected show "not installed". If I select any of these and right click I am offered "Mark for installation" or "Properties"
What are these? Can they be safely removed? How do I remove them?
kernel
edited Apr 13 at 2:44
ubashu
2,23721736
asked Apr 13 at 1:04
hal_v
7813
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The white square indicates that it is not installed but available to install if you wish. Further down, you may see green squares. That indicates packages that are installed.
– chili555
Apr 13 at 1:35
2
@chili555 is right. If they were installed at one time, you have already removed them. The list you are looking at is NOT a list of what-is-installed. It is a list of what-is-available in the Ubuntu repositories.
– user535733
Apr 13 at 1:51
I appreciate the answers, I feel I understand the significance of the "white/green" indicators. Thank you both.
– hal_v
Apr 15 at 5:40
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I'm running MATE 16.04 on an ASUS X550LA, when I run:
$ ls /boot | grep vmlinuz | cut -d'-' -f2,3
4.13.0-38
4.13.0-38
4.13.0-39
4.13.0-39
(I have ran sudo apt-get autoremove before)
Yet when I run Synaptic package manager with "linux-image-4*" in the search I see a large amounts of what I believe to be old kernels.
This is only a part of the read out, and almost all except the current kernel show a white square, and properties of any selected show "not installed". If I select any of these and right click I am offered "Mark for installation" or "Properties"
What are these? Can they be safely removed? How do I remove them?
kernel
edited Apr 13 at 2:44
ubashu
2,23721736
asked Apr 13 at 1:04
hal_v
7813
I'm running MATE 16.04 on an ASUS X550LA, when I run:
$ ls /boot | grep vmlinuz | cut -d'-' -f2,3
4.13.0-38
4.13.0-38
4.13.0-39
4.13.0-39
(I have ran sudo apt-get autoremove before)
Yet when I run Synaptic package manager with "linux-image-4*" in the search I see a large amounts of what I believe to be old kernels.
This is only a part of the read out, and almost all except the current kernel show a white square, and properties of any selected show "not installed". If I select any of these and right click I am offered "Mark for installation" or "Properties"
What are these? Can they be safely removed? How do I remove them?
kernel
kernel
edited Apr 13 at 2:44
ubashu
2,23721736
asked Apr 13 at 1:04
hal_v
7813
edited Apr 13 at 2:44
ubashu
2,23721736
asked Apr 13 at 1:04
hal_v
7813
edited Apr 13 at 2:44
ubashu
2,23721736
edited Apr 13 at 2:44
ubashu
2,23721736
edited Apr 13 at 2:44
ubashu
2,23721736
2,23721736
asked Apr 13 at 1:04
hal_v
7813
asked Apr 13 at 1:04
hal_v
7813
asked Apr 13 at 1:04
hal_v
7813
7813
2
The white square indicates that it is not installed but available to install if you wish. Further down, you may see green squares. That indicates packages that are installed.
– chili555
Apr 13 at 1:35
2
@chili555 is right. If they were installed at one time, you have already removed them. The list you are looking at is NOT a list of what-is-installed. It is a list of what-is-available in the Ubuntu repositories.
– user535733
Apr 13 at 1:51
I appreciate the answers, I feel I understand the significance of the "white/green" indicators. Thank you both.
– hal_v
Apr 15 at 5:40
add a comment |Â
2
The white square indicates that it is not installed but available to install if you wish. Further down, you may see green squares. That indicates packages that are installed.
– chili555
Apr 13 at 1:35
2
@chili555 is right. If they were installed at one time, you have already removed them. The list you are looking at is NOT a list of what-is-installed. It is a list of what-is-available in the Ubuntu repositories.
– user535733
Apr 13 at 1:51
I appreciate the answers, I feel I understand the significance of the "white/green" indicators. Thank you both.
– hal_v
Apr 15 at 5:40
2
2
The white square indicates that it is not installed but available to install if you wish. Further down, you may see green squares. That indicates packages that are installed.
– chili555
Apr 13 at 1:35
The white square indicates that it is not installed but available to install if you wish. Further down, you may see green squares. That indicates packages that are installed.
– chili555
Apr 13 at 1:35
2
2
@chili555 is right. If they were installed at one time, you have already removed them. The list you are looking at is NOT a list of what-is-installed. It is a list of what-is-available in the Ubuntu repositories.
– user535733
Apr 13 at 1:51
@chili555 is right. If they were installed at one time, you have already removed them. The list you are looking at is NOT a list of what-is-installed. It is a list of what-is-available in the Ubuntu repositories.
– user535733
Apr 13 at 1:51
I appreciate the answers, I feel I understand the significance of the "white/green" indicators. Thank you both.
– hal_v
Apr 15 at 5:40
I appreciate the answers, I feel I understand the significance of the "white/green" indicators. Thank you both.
– hal_v
Apr 15 at 5:40
add a comment |Â
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The white square indicates that it is not installed but available to install if you wish. Further down, you may see green squares. That indicates packages that are installed.
– chili555
Apr 13 at 1:35
2
@chili555 is right. If they were installed at one time, you have already removed them. The list you are looking at is NOT a list of what-is-installed. It is a list of what-is-available in the Ubuntu repositories.
– user535733
Apr 13 at 1:51
I appreciate the answers, I feel I understand the significance of the "white/green" indicators. Thank you both.
– hal_v
Apr 15 at 5:40