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Can I delete linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04?

rated 0 times [ 16] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 3807 / 2 Years ago, thu, june 16, 2022, 11:30:11

i have the following kernels :

linux-image-5.11.0-27-generic

linux-image-5.11.0-38-generic

linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04

I would like to delete these 2 kernels

linux-image-5.11.0-27-generic  

linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04

Is it safe to do so?

I tried using
sudo apt autoremove --purge
to delete old kernels but the old kernels still show up?

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answered 2 Years ago rcraftemur · Accepted Answer

Don't delete these files!

It looks like you have two kernels:

The current one ending with -38,

And one before that ending with -27.

This is normal for Ubuntu. One older kernel (-27) is there for your protection. If for any reason the current kernel breaks you will be able to boot using the older one.

The linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 is not a kernel. It is "meta package" that tells Ubuntu which kernels to keep up to date. If you delete it, you will not get any kernel security updates.

In other words, don't mess with kernel files. always use sudo apt autoremove. It will always keep the last two kernels.

Hope this helps