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ozark_hillbilly
July 21st, 2011, 05:59 PM
Hello,

As I perform upgrades to my Linux OS the list of versions continues to grow on my bootup screen. Is there a way to edit out the older versions so everything fits on one screen?

Thanks,

Ed

Elfy
July 21st, 2011, 06:16 PM
You can install something like startup manager which will show less options at boot, this though doesn't deal with the cause - just the effect.

You can remove the older and unused kernels - that'll cause update-grub to run and remove the no longer available kernels.

Both are detailed here http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=5112620&postcount=1

SoFl W
July 21st, 2011, 06:23 PM
I usually go to the Synpatic Package manager and search for the word "Kernel", sort of the installed tab (green dot), then look for "linux-headers-2.6.xx.xx" and "linux-image-2.6.xx.xx", mark for removal all except the current and the last versions. (just to have one older version in case of a problem) Then click "apply"
After that type "sudo update-grub2" from the terminal.