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Resize boot partition in Ubuntu

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Ubuntu 13.04 (Gnome) is telling me that my /boot partition on (/dev/sda1) is 96% full.

Is the best option to boot from Knoppix & resize the partition or is it safe to delete all the old kernels to free up the space? If I can safely delete the kernels, what's the best way to go about it?

posted Aug 23, 2013 by Bob Wise

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You can list kernels installed by, for example:

# dpkg -l linux-image* | grep ^i

Then apt-get remove them one-by-one or use wildcards, but, in the latter case, check 'The following packages will be REMOVED' list carefully before accepting 'Do you want to continue [Y/n]'!!!

answer Aug 23, 2013 by Ahmed Patel
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http://askubuntu.com/questions/2793/how-do-i-to-remove-or-hide-old-kernel-versions-to-clean-up-the-boot-menu gives some alternative deletion strategies.

answer Aug 23, 2013 by Mandeep Sehgal
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