purge-old-kernels(1) byobu purge-old-kernels(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

purge-old-kernels - remove old kernel and header packages from the system

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**purge-old-kernels**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This utility is now deprecated. The functionality it used to provide should be integrated into [*apt*(8)](/man/os/byobu/apt.8).

If you still have old kernels lying around after this, please file a bug against apt: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+filebug

This program requires administrative access.

# [EXAMPLE](#EXAMPLE)

sudo purge-old-kernels

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**apt-get**(8)](/man/os/byobu/apt-get.8)

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

This manpage and the utility was written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL, or on the web at *http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt*.

30 Apr 2012 byobu

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Document: purge-old-kernels(1) from byobu 7.21-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/dustinkirkland/byobu