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$ sudo aptitude hold linux-image-extra-3.13.0-100-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-101-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-92-generic
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
linux-image-3.13.0-100-generic linux-image-3.13.0-101-generic linux-image-3.13.0-92-generic linux-image-3.13.0-93-generic linux-image-3.13.0-96-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-93-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-96-generic
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/111 MB of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
Setting up linux-image-3.13.0-100-generic (3.13.0-100.147) ...
Running depmod.
@giuseb
giuseb / gist:dcc38ab95c52e53b4fd80280809b8649
Created November 28, 2016 07:46
purging via aptitude
$ sudo aptitude purge \
> linux-headers-3.13.0-100 \
> linux-headers-3.13.0-100-generic \
> linux-headers-3.13.0-91 \
> linux-headers-3.13.0-91-generic \
> linux-headers-3.13.0-92 \
> linux-headers-3.13.0-92-generic \
> linux-headers-3.13.0-93 \
> linux-headers-3.13.0-93-generic \
> linux-headers-3.13.0-96 \
@giuseb
giuseb / gist:db1a9d6e170ec917f0a39b0918a7569e
Last active November 28, 2016 08:04
running aptitude purge again
$ sudo aptitude purge \
> linux-image-extra-3.13.0-100-generic \
> linux-image-extra-3.13.0-101-generic \
> linux-image-extra-3.13.0-92-generic \
> linux-image-extra-3.13.0-93-generic \
> linux-image-extra-3.13.0-96-generic
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-100-generic{p} linux-image-extra-3.13.0-101-generic{p} linux-image-extra-3.13.0-92-generic{p} linux-image-extra-3.13.0-93-generic{p}
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-96-generic{p}
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 5 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
@giuseb
giuseb / gist:c61778d9f0af8765d21184965981b520
Created December 1, 2016 13:23
Trying to apt-get purge
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-image-3.13.0-100-generic* linux-image-3.13.0-101-generic*
linux-image-3.13.0-92-generic* linux-image-3.13.0-93-generic*
linux-image-3.13.0-96-generic* linux-image-extra-3.13.0-100-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-101-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-92-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-93-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-96-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 10 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
@giuseb
giuseb / gist:d12695a743696df1a8b8a20bfdf0322a
Created December 1, 2016 13:27
trying to aptitude purge
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-image-3.13.0-100-generic{p} linux-image-3.13.0-101-generic{p} linux-image-3.13.0-92-generic{p} linux-image-3.13.0-93-generic{p}
linux-image-3.13.0-96-generic{p} linux-image-extra-3.13.0-100-generic{p} linux-image-extra-3.13.0-101-generic{p} linux-image-extra-3.13.0-92-generic{p}
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-93-generic{p} linux-image-extra-3.13.0-96-generic{p}
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 10 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 734 MB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
(Reading database ... 50768 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-extra-3.13.0-100-generic (3.13.0-100.147) ...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.13.0-100-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-100-generic