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How to uninstall the old kernels in ubuntu.md

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List current installed kernels

dpkg --get-selections | grep linux-image

e.g.

islam@islam-laptop:~/work/bkam/backend$ dpkg --get-selections | grep linux-image
linux-image-3.11.0-26-generic			install
linux-image-3.13.0-34-generic			install
linux-image-3.13.0-35-generic			install
linux-image-3.13.0-36-generic			install
linux-image-3.13.0-37-generic			install
linux-image-generic-lts-saucy			install
linux-image-generic-lts-trusty			install

Remove the last installed kernel

sudo apt-get purge oldest-kernel

e.g.

islam@islam-laptop:~/work/bkam/backend$ sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.11.0-26-generic
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