From: alan@invalid.com   
      
   On 11/25/25 7:31 AM, Dan Purgert wrote:   
   > On 2025-11-24, Alan K. wrote:   
   >> I've gone into update manager and check the item in automation to remove   
   old kernels every   
   >> week.   I currently have 3, the oldest is Sept something.   
   >>   
   >> I don't seem to get these old one removed.   Oh yes, I can do it through   
   apt autoremove,   
   >> but I kinda thought this would work.   
   >>   
   >> What am I doing wrong?   
   >>   
   >   
   > I don't recall the update manager working on "time", but rather a count   
   > of how many kernels to retain (e.g. "keep 2 old kernels").  That being   
   > said, 'autoremove' should only be removing packages that were installed   
   > as dependencies of something that has since been removed.  The kernel   
   > images "shouldn't" fit this definition (although, maybe there's a   
   > metapackage that's driving it).   
   >   
   >   
   > Have you happened to jump kernel versions (e.g. default LTS to HWE, or   
   > similar)?   
   Nope.   I currently have   
   Oct 20 18:56 /boot/initrd.img-6.8.0-86-generic   
   Nov 20 11:15 /boot/initrd.img-6.8.0-87-generic   
   Nov 20 11:15 /boot/initrd.img-6.8.0-88-generic   
      
   Maybe it's 1 active and 2 old, as you said.   I'll see what happens on the   
   next update.   
      
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