Removing Kernels from grub

Question

My grub has the following versions which I want to remove.

I tried the following methods to remove:

Using Synaptic tool and I have typed the following commands:

uname -r    
dpkg --list | grep linux-image     
sudo apt-get purge linux-image-x.x.x.x-xyz  
sudo update-grub2

Both of the methods failed to remove the kernel versions.

@Ron : when the second command was typed only the generic versions are shown not the above mentioned. — Aparna k das, May 30 '15 at 10:35
That's because you installed them using dpkg, not apt. You can remove by sudo dpkg -r linux-image-x.x.x.x-xyz. But the easiest way is to use synaptic. — Pilot6, May 30 '15 at 12:06
Post the output of dpkg --list | grep linux-image, and give me a ping with @A.B. — A.B., Jun 01 '15 at 18:26
Got it solved when I used https://www.linux.com/community/forums/fedora/how-to-remove-kernel-source — Aparna k das, Jun 04 '15 at 05:36

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 30 '15 at 12:10

If your kernel images and headers had been installed from deb packages, not from repositories, you can remove them by

sudo dpkg -r linux-image-x.x.x.x-xyz linux-headers-x.x.x.x-xyz

But using synaptic is much easier. you will see what are you doing in GUI.

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