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I have a running system in which big database is installed but my disk space is running out in /dev/sda1 which causes the issue to access the db portal by the users , i decided to remove some old kernel image and run sudo update-grub ,will it be safe?



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    It's unclear what your actual question is. What is your actual question, "Can I remove old Kernels and then just run sudo update-grub safely"?
    – Thomas Ward♦
    Feb 1 at 0:35










  • yes , is it safe for a running system?
    – sohan
    Feb 1 at 1:36










  • How did you remove the kernel images?
    – Chai T. Rex
    Feb 1 at 3:09










  • sudo apt-get purge 'linux image to remove'
    – sohan
    Feb 1 at 3:27














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I have a running system in which big database is installed but my disk space is running out in /dev/sda1 which causes the issue to access the db portal by the users , i decided to remove some old kernel image and run sudo update-grub ,will it be safe?



current version: 4.4.0-34-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 27 16:06:39 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux










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    It's unclear what your actual question is. What is your actual question, "Can I remove old Kernels and then just run sudo update-grub safely"?
    – Thomas Ward♦
    Feb 1 at 0:35










  • yes , is it safe for a running system?
    – sohan
    Feb 1 at 1:36










  • How did you remove the kernel images?
    – Chai T. Rex
    Feb 1 at 3:09










  • sudo apt-get purge 'linux image to remove'
    – sohan
    Feb 1 at 3:27












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I have a running system in which big database is installed but my disk space is running out in /dev/sda1 which causes the issue to access the db portal by the users , i decided to remove some old kernel image and run sudo update-grub ,will it be safe?



current version: 4.4.0-34-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 27 16:06:39 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux










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I have a running system in which big database is installed but my disk space is running out in /dev/sda1 which causes the issue to access the db portal by the users , i decided to remove some old kernel image and run sudo update-grub ,will it be safe?



current version: 4.4.0-34-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 27 16:06:39 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux







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    It's unclear what your actual question is. What is your actual question, "Can I remove old Kernels and then just run sudo update-grub safely"?
    – Thomas Ward♦
    Feb 1 at 0:35










  • yes , is it safe for a running system?
    – sohan
    Feb 1 at 1:36










  • How did you remove the kernel images?
    – Chai T. Rex
    Feb 1 at 3:09










  • sudo apt-get purge 'linux image to remove'
    – sohan
    Feb 1 at 3:27












  • 1




    It's unclear what your actual question is. What is your actual question, "Can I remove old Kernels and then just run sudo update-grub safely"?
    – Thomas Ward♦
    Feb 1 at 0:35










  • yes , is it safe for a running system?
    – sohan
    Feb 1 at 1:36










  • How did you remove the kernel images?
    – Chai T. Rex
    Feb 1 at 3:09










  • sudo apt-get purge 'linux image to remove'
    – sohan
    Feb 1 at 3:27







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It's unclear what your actual question is. What is your actual question, "Can I remove old Kernels and then just run sudo update-grub safely"?
– Thomas Ward♦
Feb 1 at 0:35




It's unclear what your actual question is. What is your actual question, "Can I remove old Kernels and then just run sudo update-grub safely"?
– Thomas Ward♦
Feb 1 at 0:35












yes , is it safe for a running system?
– sohan
Feb 1 at 1:36




yes , is it safe for a running system?
– sohan
Feb 1 at 1:36












How did you remove the kernel images?
– Chai T. Rex
Feb 1 at 3:09




How did you remove the kernel images?
– Chai T. Rex
Feb 1 at 3:09












sudo apt-get purge 'linux image to remove'
– sohan
Feb 1 at 3:27




sudo apt-get purge 'linux image to remove'
– sohan
Feb 1 at 3:27















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