boot screen = long list

[NoOp]

On 03/15/2011 12:52 PM, Jacob Mansfield wrote:

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> On 15 March 2011 19:31, Cliffer Benny <cliffer.benny at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> How come every time I update Ubuntu, it adds the updated version to the top
>> of the Grub boot screen?
>> I've got a dozen Ubuntus to choose from.
>>
>> Is there an easy way to fix this?
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Fixed your post:
> sudo apt-get autoremove; sudo apt-get autoclean
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See:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MailingListFAQs
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists
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your email underneath the email which you are replying to.]
Note: you've been asked do this in the past.

That said: just how do you figure that 'autoremove and/or 'autoclean'
will resolve the OP's issue?

@Cliffer: 'System|Administration|Computer Janitor' will check your
system and offer to remove the excess kernels. However CJ also has a
tendency to mark for removal dpkg installed packages and others that it
has no business doing - and so I don't trust it. So here is what I
recommend:

1. Open a terminal and issue the following commands (note the $ is the
command prompt so you don't enter that bit):

$ sudo update-grub

That will produce an output similar to:
$ sudo update-grub
[sudo] password for <user>:
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-26-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-26-generic

As you can see from the above, I keep 2 kernels available; the primary
-28, and the previous -27. I do this because I may have issues with the
latest -28 and keep the -27 to fall back on. Other than that, I see no
reason to keep any older kernels (unless I am on a test system).

In your case you'll most likely find many more than -28 and -27, so
simply copy the kernel number (2.6.35-x) and open Synaptic:
'System|Administration|Synaptic...' and enter the kernel in the search
box: 2.6.35- (and/or 2.6.32- if you've upgraded from lucid 10.04)
find the ones that are not the two most recent & click the 'S' column
header to sort by the one's installed. The ones installed will show with
Green boxes in the 'S' Column; select all but the most recent & the last
by right-clicking and select 'Mark for Complete Removal', then click
'Apply'. That will remove all but the latest two kernels.

Synaptic _should_ take care of your grub menu configuration, but just to
be sure I recommend opening a terminal again
(Applications|Accessories|Terminal) and issuing:

$ sudo update-grub

You should now only see the two kernels like the output of my example.
Let us know if you have any further questions.