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How to remove this old kernel?

I want to use sarge with 2.4 on this server... i tried a 2.6 but don't like it..

dpkg -l | grep kernel-image shows me the 2.4's that i want, but it also has kernel-image-2 2.6.8-16sarge2 how do i remove it?? i can't get anything to work with apt-get remove or dpkg -P

that doesn't help at all... I have tried those.. and it keeps telling me it's not installed...

Code:

RHANIX01:~# dpkg -l| grep kernel-image

ii  kernel-image-2 101sarge1      Linux kernel image for version 2.4 on PPro/C

ii  kernel-image-2 2.4.27-10sarge Linux kernel image for version 2.4.27 on 386

ii  kernel-image-2 2.4.27-10sarge Linux kernel image for version 2.4.27 on PPr

ii  kernel-image-2 2.6.8-16sarge2 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.8 on PPro

RHANIX01:~# dpkg --purge --force-remove-essential kernel-image-2.6.8

dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove kernel-image-2.6.8 which isn't installed.

RHANIX01:~# dpkg --purge --force-remove-essential kernel-image-2.6.8-16sarge2

dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove kernel-image-2.6.8-16sarge2 which isn't installed.

RHANIX01:~# dpkg --purge --force-remove-essential kernel-image-2.6

dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove kernel-image-2.6 which isn't installed.

RHANIX01:~# dpkg --purge --force-remove-essential kernel-image-26

dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove kernel-image-26 which isn't installed.

RHANIX01:~# dpkg --purge --force-remove-essential kernel-image-268

dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove kernel-image-268 which isn't installed.

I don't know what it wants me to call this kernel to remove it.

Did you try just using:

Code:

apt-get --purge kernel-image-2 2.6.8-16sarge2

Reegards

Bye

Code:

RHANIX01:~# apt-get remove --purge kernel-image-2 2.6.8-16sarge2

Reading Package Lists... Done

Building Dependency Tree... Done

E: Couldn't find package kernel-image-2

RHANIX01:~#

Have you tried installing debfoster?

When it asks you if you want to keep the 2.6 kernel, type 'P' for purge.

Make sure you're on the 2.4 kernel when you do this.

Quote:

Originally Posted by macondo

Have you tried installing debfoster?

When it asks you if you want to keep the 2.6 kernel, type 'P' for purge.

Make sure you're on the 2.4 kernel when you do this.

Ha... that worked.. thanks a lot macondo :)