Hi guys I am just wondering how do I go about removing Kernels that I no longer use each time I build a new kernel and I am left with old kernels I no longer use and my list of Kernels to boot is starting to get rather long. I usually edit the grub config file to remove the excess entries but I would rather remove them properly once and for all once again thanks in advance for teh help.

I do it manually.
Just removing these stuffs:
1. Old kernel under /boot directory
2. Corresponding initramfs (if kernel was built with initramfs support)
3. Kernel modules that belongs to old kernel (located under /lib/modules directory)
4. Old kernel sources at /usr/src
After removing all the above stuffs, run grub-mkconfig to re-create grub config file.

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For custom kernels I build, I just delete them from /boot and from /lib/modules. Its that simple. I also delete the source from a folder I setup for custom builds.

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Wow that simple thank you very much for the help guyus I didn't realize it was that simple all good now I know what to do and to keep my boot list shorter I do love this forum it certainly has made my Linux life more enjoyable without a doubt cheers guys

This helped answer all my questions... be careful tho if you are going with a 3.17 or later kernel and need bluetooth... there are issues yet to be resolved even in -current for that.

http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...kernelbuilding

Have fun

That is actually where I learnt how to build my custom Kernels for Slackware once you learn how its amazing how much more horsepower you get out of your machine by turning off things you don't use for example I don't have a bluetooth adapter on my computer so I turned that off like SCSI etc etc and you can tweak settings for teh CPu once you trim it down so much garbage that you don't need to run isn't running everytime you boot your computer my Slackware system freshly booted into my Mate Desktop environment i use approx 200MB of Ram compared to I used to use 500+Mb of ram before I started using my own custom compiled Kernels the Alien Bobs Wiki pages are such a great useful learning resource for me and so many other slackers thats for sure