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  1. Bug #238988
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 238988

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Jerzy Mansarliński (jmansar) wrote :

To remove an old kernel and free up disk space use "sudo apt-get remove linux-image-<old version>-generic"

However, if you tried to install a new kernel and installation failed due to lack of disk space you should follow these steps:
1. Move temporarily "initrd.img-<old version>-generic" and "vmlinuz-<old version>-generic" from boot to other location
2. "sudo dpkg --configure -a"
3. Move temporarily "initrd.img-<new version>-generic" and "vmlinuz-<new version>-generic" from boot to other location
4. sudo apt-get remove linux-image-<old version>-generic"
5. Move back "initrd.img-<new version>-generic" and "vmlinuz-<new version>-generic"

Replace <old version> and <new version> with proper kernel version.