[SOLVED] Why is my /boot directory so very crowded?
by BigVig from LinuxQuestions.org on (#55HVJ)
I am using Linux Mint 20 Ulyana Xfce on an old laptop I bought from Freegeek Chicago. The original install was Linux Mint 19.4, I think.
Below is my boot directory.
matthew@matthew-ThinkPad-T430:~$ ls /boot
config-4.15.0-101-generic memtest86+.elf
config-4.15.0-106-generic memtest86+_multiboot.bin
config-4.15.0-108-generic System.map-4.15.0-101-generic
config-4.15.0-109-generic System.map-4.15.0-106-generic
config-4.15.0-54-generic System.map-4.15.0-108-generic
config-4.15.0-96-generic System.map-4.15.0-109-generic
config-4.15.0-99-generic System.map-4.15.0-54-generic
config-5.0.0-32-generic System.map-4.15.0-96-generic
config-5.3.0-45-generic System.map-4.15.0-99-generic
config-5.3.0-46-generic System.map-5.0.0-32-generic
config-5.3.0-51-generic System.map-5.3.0-45-generic
config-5.3.0-53-generic System.map-5.3.0-46-generic
config-5.3.0-59-generic System.map-5.3.0-51-generic
config-5.3.0-61-generic System.map-5.3.0-53-generic
config-5.3.0-62-generic System.map-5.3.0-59-generic
config-5.4.0-40-generic System.map-5.3.0-61-generic
grub System.map-5.3.0-62-generic
initrd.img System.map-5.4.0-40-generic
initrd.img-5.3.0-45-generic vmlinuz
initrd.img-5.3.0-46-generic vmlinuz-5.3.0-45-generic
initrd.img-5.3.0-51-generic vmlinuz-5.3.0-46-generic
initrd.img-5.3.0-53-generic vmlinuz-5.3.0-51-generic
initrd.img-5.3.0-59-generic vmlinuz-5.3.0-53-generic
initrd.img-5.3.0-61-generic vmlinuz-5.3.0-59-generic
initrd.img-5.3.0-62-generic vmlinuz-5.3.0-61-generic
initrd.img-5.4.0-40-generic vmlinuz-5.3.0-62-generic
initrd.img.old vmlinuz-5.4.0-40-generic
memtest86+.bin vmlinuz.old
matthew@matthew-ThinkPad-T430:~$
matthew@matthew-ThinkPad-T430:~$ uname -a
Linux matthew-ThinkPad-T430 5.4.0-40-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 23 00:01:04 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
My question is why is there so much stuff in the /boot directory? It doesn't seem to be affecting the operation of the computer, but it does bug me that there could so much 'cruft' (is that what is called?) on my laptop.
Is it worth erasing all of the init, vmlinuz, System.map and config files that are not the current kernel?
The laptop runs fine, and I have used it for personal and professional tasks with almost no problem.
Thanks in advance!
Below is my boot directory.
matthew@matthew-ThinkPad-T430:~$ ls /boot
config-4.15.0-101-generic memtest86+.elf
config-4.15.0-106-generic memtest86+_multiboot.bin
config-4.15.0-108-generic System.map-4.15.0-101-generic
config-4.15.0-109-generic System.map-4.15.0-106-generic
config-4.15.0-54-generic System.map-4.15.0-108-generic
config-4.15.0-96-generic System.map-4.15.0-109-generic
config-4.15.0-99-generic System.map-4.15.0-54-generic
config-5.0.0-32-generic System.map-4.15.0-96-generic
config-5.3.0-45-generic System.map-4.15.0-99-generic
config-5.3.0-46-generic System.map-5.0.0-32-generic
config-5.3.0-51-generic System.map-5.3.0-45-generic
config-5.3.0-53-generic System.map-5.3.0-46-generic
config-5.3.0-59-generic System.map-5.3.0-51-generic
config-5.3.0-61-generic System.map-5.3.0-53-generic
config-5.3.0-62-generic System.map-5.3.0-59-generic
config-5.4.0-40-generic System.map-5.3.0-61-generic
grub System.map-5.3.0-62-generic
initrd.img System.map-5.4.0-40-generic
initrd.img-5.3.0-45-generic vmlinuz
initrd.img-5.3.0-46-generic vmlinuz-5.3.0-45-generic
initrd.img-5.3.0-51-generic vmlinuz-5.3.0-46-generic
initrd.img-5.3.0-53-generic vmlinuz-5.3.0-51-generic
initrd.img-5.3.0-59-generic vmlinuz-5.3.0-53-generic
initrd.img-5.3.0-61-generic vmlinuz-5.3.0-59-generic
initrd.img-5.3.0-62-generic vmlinuz-5.3.0-61-generic
initrd.img-5.4.0-40-generic vmlinuz-5.3.0-62-generic
initrd.img.old vmlinuz-5.4.0-40-generic
memtest86+.bin vmlinuz.old
matthew@matthew-ThinkPad-T430:~$
matthew@matthew-ThinkPad-T430:~$ uname -a
Linux matthew-ThinkPad-T430 5.4.0-40-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 23 00:01:04 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
My question is why is there so much stuff in the /boot directory? It doesn't seem to be affecting the operation of the computer, but it does bug me that there could so much 'cruft' (is that what is called?) on my laptop.
Is it worth erasing all of the init, vmlinuz, System.map and config files that are not the current kernel?
The laptop runs fine, and I have used it for personal and professional tasks with almost no problem.
Thanks in advance!