Software Updater: Not enough free disk space on disk '/boot'

[TooFreppaT]

I am trying to update, not upgrade
I click on Software Updater
it check for Updates
I click Install Now
I get the following~



my Rubbish Bin is empty and I have tried

sudo apt-get clean

but it didn't fix anything and I'm still getting this same messages
I have also tried Restart... but I'm not sure if Restart... is different to Shut Down... so maybe I will try Shut Down... instead

[monkeybrain2012]

Seems like your root directory is full.

Open the terminal and type

df -h

and let's see the output.

Also what was the terminal output when you ran

sudo apt-get clean

P.S. Is this a WUBI install by any chance?

[TenPlus1]

You could try and install Bleachbit and run the admin version to remove unecessary temp files and such from your root and home...

[monkeybrain2012]

You could try and install Bleachbit and run the admin version to remove unecessary temp files and such from your root and home...

He has probably run out of room to install bleachbit,

[TooFreppaT]

Seems like your root directory is full.

Open the terminal and type

df -h

and let's see the output.

Also what was the terminal output when you ran

sudo apt-get clean

P.S. Is this a WUBI install by any chance?

TooFreppaT@TooFreppaT:~$ df -h
Filesystem                     Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/ubuntu-root        2.7T  493G  2.1T  19% /
udev                           7.7G  4.0K  7.7G   1% /dev
tmpfs                          3.1G  892K  3.1G   1% /run
none                           5.0M  8.0K  5.0M   1% /run/lock
none                           7.8G  164K  7.8G   1% /run/shm
none                           100M   28K  100M   1% /run/user
/dev/sda2                      229M  189M   29M  88% /boot
/home/TooFreppaT/.Private      2.7T  493G  2.1T  19% /home/TooFreppaT
/dev/sdb1                      7.2G  763M  6.5G  11% /media/TooFreppaT/6748-2BC8
TooFreppaT@TooFreppaT:~$ sudo apt-get clean
[sudo] password for TooFreppaT: 
TooFreppaT@TooFreppaT:~$

what is WUBI? I clean-installed this one from one of the previous three versions of Ubuntu, I cannot remember which one but it didn't have Unity so it was the one just before Unity was implemented, here this is a snapshot of my current system.

You could try and install Bleachbit and run the admin version to remove unecessary temp files and such from your root and home...

is Bleachbit easy to use?

[monkeybrain2012]

See if this helps

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1435818

[TooFreppaT]

See if this helps

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1435818

apart from linux-image-3.5.0-27-generic and linux-image-extra-3.5.0-27-generic, are there any that I should not remove? like linux-image and linux-image-3.0 and linux-image-generic

TooFreppaT@TooFreppaT:~$ uname -r
3.5.0-27-generic
TooFreppaT@TooFreppaT:~$ dpkg --list 'linux-image*'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                                          Version                     Architecture                Description
+++-=============================================-===========================-===========================-===============================================================================================
un  linux-image                                   <none>                                                  (no description available)
un  linux-image-3.0                               <none>                                                  (no description available)
ii  linux-image-3.5.0-17-generic                  3.5.0-17.28                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic                  3.5.0-23.35                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-3.5.0-24-generic                  3.5.0-24.37                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-3.5.0-25-generic                  3.5.0-25.39                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic                  3.5.0-26.42                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-3.5.0-27-generic                  3.5.0-27.46                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-17-generic            3.5.0-17.28                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-23-generic            3.5.0-23.35                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-24-generic            3.5.0-24.37                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-25-generic            3.5.0-25.39                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-26-generic            3.5.0-26.42                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-27-generic            3.5.0-27.46                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-generic                           3.5.0.27.43                 amd64                       Generic Linux kernel image
TooFreppaT@TooFreppaT:~$ sudo apt-get remove linux-image-3.5.0-17-generic linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic linux-image-3.5.0-24-generic linux-image-3.5.0-25-generic linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic linux-image-extra-3.5.0-17-generic linux-image-extra-3.5.0-23-generic linux-image-extra-3.5.0-24-generic linux-image-extra-3.5.0-25-generic linux-image-extra-3.5.0-26-generic
[sudo] password for TooFreppaT: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  linux-image-3.5.0-17-generic linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic linux-image-3.5.0-24-generic linux-image-3.5.0-25-generic linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic linux-image-extra-3.5.0-17-generic
  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-23-generic linux-image-extra-3.5.0-24-generic linux-image-extra-3.5.0-25-generic linux-image-extra-3.5.0-26-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 10 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
After this operation, 765 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 157148 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-extra-3.5.0-17-generic ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.5.0-17-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.5.0-17-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-26-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-25-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-25-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-24-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-23-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-23-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
done
Removing linux-image-3.5.0-17-generic ...
Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 3.5.0-17-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.5.0-17-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.5.0-17-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-26-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-25-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-25-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-24-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-23-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-23-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
done
Removing linux-image-extra-3.5.0-23-generic ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.5.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-23-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-23-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.5.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-23-generic
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-26-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-25-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-25-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-24-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-23-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
done
Removing linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic ...
Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 3.5.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-23-generic
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.5.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-23-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-23-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.5.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-23-generic
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-26-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-25-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-25-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-24-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
done
Removing linux-image-extra-3.5.0-24-generic ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.5.0-24-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-24-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-24-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.5.0-24-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-24-generic
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-26-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-25-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-25-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-24-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
done
Removing linux-image-3.5.0-24-generic ...
Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 3.5.0-24-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-24-generic
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.5.0-24-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-24-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-24-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.5.0-24-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-24-generic
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-26-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-25-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-25-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
done
Removing linux-image-extra-3.5.0-25-generic ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.5.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-25-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.5.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-25-generic
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-26-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-25-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
done
Removing linux-image-3.5.0-25-generic ...
Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 3.5.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-25-generic
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.5.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-25-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.5.0-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-25-generic
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-26-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
done
Removing linux-image-extra-3.5.0-26-generic ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.5.0-26-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-26-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.5.0-26-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
done
Removing linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic ...
Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 3.5.0-26-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.5.0-26-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-26-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.5.0-26-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-26-generic
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-27-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
done
TooFreppaT@TooFreppaT:~$ dpkg --list 'linux-image*'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                                          Version                     Architecture                Description
+++-=============================================-===========================-===========================-===============================================================================================
un  linux-image                                   <none>                                                  (no description available)
un  linux-image-3.0                               <none>                                                  (no description available)
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-17-generic                  3.5.0-17.28                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic                  3.5.0-23.35                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-24-generic                  3.5.0-24.37                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-25-generic                  3.5.0-25.39                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic                  3.5.0-26.42                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-3.5.0-27-generic                  3.5.0-27.46                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-17-generic            3.5.0-17.28                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-23-generic            3.5.0-23.35                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-24-generic            3.5.0-24.37                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-25-generic            3.5.0-25.39                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-26-generic            3.5.0-26.42                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-27-generic            3.5.0-27.46                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-generic                           3.5.0.27.43                 amd64                       Generic Linux kernel image
TooFreppaT@TooFreppaT:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
TooFreppaT@TooFreppaT:~$ dpkg --list 'linux-image*'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                                          Version                     Architecture                Description
+++-=============================================-===========================-===========================-===============================================================================================
un  linux-image                                   <none>                                                  (no description available)
un  linux-image-3.0                               <none>                                                  (no description available)
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-17-generic                  3.5.0-17.28                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic                  3.5.0-23.35                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-24-generic                  3.5.0-24.37                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-25-generic                  3.5.0-25.39                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic                  3.5.0-26.42                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-3.5.0-27-generic                  3.5.0-27.46                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-17-generic            3.5.0-17.28                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-23-generic            3.5.0-23.35                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-24-generic            3.5.0-24.37                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-25-generic            3.5.0-25.39                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-26-generic            3.5.0-26.42                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-27-generic            3.5.0-27.46                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-generic                           3.5.0.27.43                 amd64                       Generic Linux kernel image
TooFreppaT@TooFreppaT:~$

nothing happened, they are all still there anyway I will try Restart...

[TooFreppaT]

okay, so upon Restart... I get Software Updater popup and I try to install and it installs so it works but I Restart... anyway

TooFreppaT@TooFreppaT:~$ df -h
Filesystem                     Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/ubuntu-root        2.7T  492G  2.1T  19% /
udev                           7.7G  4.0K  7.7G   1% /dev
tmpfs                          3.1G  888K  3.1G   1% /run
none                           5.0M  8.0K  5.0M   1% /run/lock
none                           7.8G  160K  7.8G   1% /run/shm
none                           100M   28K  100M   1% /run/user
/dev/sda2                      229M   67M  151M  31% /boot
/home/TooFreppaT/.Private      2.7T  492G  2.1T  19% /home/TooFreppaT
/dev/sdb1                      7.2G  763M  6.5G  11% /media/TooFreppaT/6748-2BC8
TooFreppaT@TooFreppaT:~$ dpkg --list 'linux-image*'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                                          Version                     Architecture                Description
+++-=============================================-===========================-===========================-===============================================================================================
un  linux-image                                   <none>                                                  (no description available)
un  linux-image-3.0                               <none>                                                  (no description available)
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-17-generic                  3.5.0-17.28                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic                  3.5.0-23.35                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-24-generic                  3.5.0-24.37                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-25-generic                  3.5.0-25.39                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic                  3.5.0-26.42                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-3.5.0-27-generic                  3.5.0-27.46                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-3.5.0-28-generic                  3.5.0-28.48                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-17-generic            3.5.0-17.28                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-23-generic            3.5.0-23.35                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-24-generic            3.5.0-24.37                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-25-generic            3.5.0-25.39                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-26-generic            3.5.0-26.42                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-27-generic            3.5.0-27.46                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-28-generic            3.5.0-28.48                 amd64                       Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-generic                           3.5.0.28.44                 amd64                       Generic Linux kernel image
TooFreppaT@TooFreppaT:~$

now after Restart... they are all still there even though I remove them?

[Impavidus]

rc means remaining configuration. You can savely purge them:

sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.5.0-17-generic

etc.

[TooFreppaT]

is it safe to remove linux-image and linux-image-3.0 and linux-image-generic?