When I attempt to remove the offending kernel I get the following error:


E: linux-image-2.6.35-28-generic: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

it is now marked in red in Synaptic.

Available Kernels in grub are -27 & -22.

I thought this could be the case.

OK, this can be risky so if you do it you do it at your own risk. I cannot and will not take responsibility if this fails and breaks your system. It has worked for me but I can;t promise it will work for you.

The issue seems to be a script has an error in it

If your up to it try this
This will open Naultilus and you can navigate to the /var/lib/dpkg/info folder as root. PLEASE BE VERY CAREFULL doing anything as root. In that folder you will see files and you will need to locate the kernel file (check my screenshot but make sure you look for the name not how it looks) with something like "linux-image-2.6.35.28.postrm" as the name. Delete that file (only the the Trash) and then close everything that is open. Now go to Synaptic and try to delete that kernel again.

If you do this, remember its at your own risk, let us know how you go.

It's now past midnight I have got to get some sleep. I'll check after I wake up to see how you went.

Mike,
As k3lt01 asked, how is it that you are trying to install a 32 bit kernel on 64 bit Ubuntu?
I have never used 64 bit Ubuntu, so I do not know why this would happen.

BTW, good pickup there k3lt01 !!
I did not notice that Mike was running 64 bit Ubuntu and trying to install a 32 bit kernel.

EDIT: Since k3lt01 responded while I was posting this, just follow his advice there.

I've never initiated a kernel install outside of update manager except when directed to in this thread.

Thanks k3lt01, that seems to have worked. Afterwards I did a sudo apt-get update and upgrade and I no longer get those errors.

I did run update-manager -d and no updates show up but I'll work through that later.

Thanks again ... one more question for you guys while I have you.

I know a new OS version is coming out at the end of the month. Is upgrading a good option or is everyone a clean install proponent?

Again, thanks for the help all. I hate messing with core OS files without knowing exactly what I'm doing.

I prefer clean installs but that's just my humble, or not so humble, opinion.

Glad the fix worked for you. I've just woken up, after less than 5 hours sleep so I'll be going off again in a minute I think, and thought I'd come in to makes sure you were ok.

I do upgrades to a new version on occasion, particularly if there is a problem with install media, but do not use Update Mangler for anything.

That includes normal update/upgrades of packages. I do not trust that bugger at all. Using your terminal with apt-get or aptitude (I like apt-get) is a safer far more informative way to go and usually quicker.

I do my version upgrades that way too. Yes the folks at Ubuntu don't "support" that route. Anyone using Ubuntu to test a pre-release version of their OS before Alpha1 has no other route to the new version. It works fine. It never has installed something for the wrong architecture yet.