List of dpkg listing "linux-*" seems to be growing. Can I purge"
by wogelsby from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5HP34)
sudo dpkg -l | grep linux*
produces a whopping
28 responses
seems to me there used to be fewer. And some seem entirely excessive/redundant
I check this frequently and purge out-dated Header, Image and Module files but
it seems I might best purge quite a few of these. Can I?
ii binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.1 amd64 GNU binary utilities, for x86-64-linux-gnu target
ii console-setup-linux 1.194ubuntu3 all Linux specific part of console-setup
ii fonts-linuxlibertine 5.3.0-4 all Linux Libertine family of fonts
ii libselinux1:amd64 3.0-1build2 amd64 SELinux runtime shared libraries
ii libv4l-0:amd64 1.18.0-2build1 amd64 Collection of video4linux support libraries
ii libv4lconvert0:amd64 1.18.0-2build1 amd64 Video4linux frame format conversion library
ii linux-base 4.5ubuntu3.1 all Linux image base package
ii linux-firmware 1.187.12 all Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
ii linux-generic 5.4.0.72.75 amd64 Complete Generic Linux kernel and headers
ii linux-headers-5.4.0-71 5.4.0-71.79 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 5.4.0
ii linux-headers-5.4.0-71-generic 5.4.0-71.79 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-5.4.0-72 5.4.0-72.80 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 5.4.0
ii linux-headers-5.4.0-72-generic 5.4.0-72.80 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-generic 5.4.0.72.75 amd64 Generic Linux kernel headers
ii linux-image-5.4.0-71-generic 5.4.0-71.79 amd64 Signed kernel image generic
ii linux-image-5.4.0-72-generic 5.4.0-72.80 amd64 Signed kernel image generic
ii linux-image-generic 5.4.0.72.75 amd64 Generic Linux kernel image
ii linux-libc-dev:amd64 5.4.0-72.80 amd64 Linux Kernel Headers for development
ii linux-modules-5.4.0-71-generic 5.4.0-71.79 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-modules-5.4.0-72-generic 5.4.0-72.80 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-71-generic 5.4.0-71.79 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-72-generic 5.4.0-72.80 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-sound-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5 all base package for ALSA and OSS sound systems
ii pptp-linux 1.10.0-1build1 amd64 Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Client
ii syslinux 3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-2 amd64 collection of bootloaders (DOS FAT and NTFS bootloader)
ii syslinux-common 3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-2 all collection of bootloaders (common)
ii syslinux-legacy 2:3.63+dfsg-2ubuntu9 amd64 Bootloader for Linux/i386 using MS-DOS floppies
ii util-linux 2.34-0.1ubuntu9.1 amd64 miscellaneous system utilities
produces a whopping
28 responses
seems to me there used to be fewer. And some seem entirely excessive/redundant
I check this frequently and purge out-dated Header, Image and Module files but
it seems I might best purge quite a few of these. Can I?
ii binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.1 amd64 GNU binary utilities, for x86-64-linux-gnu target
ii console-setup-linux 1.194ubuntu3 all Linux specific part of console-setup
ii fonts-linuxlibertine 5.3.0-4 all Linux Libertine family of fonts
ii libselinux1:amd64 3.0-1build2 amd64 SELinux runtime shared libraries
ii libv4l-0:amd64 1.18.0-2build1 amd64 Collection of video4linux support libraries
ii libv4lconvert0:amd64 1.18.0-2build1 amd64 Video4linux frame format conversion library
ii linux-base 4.5ubuntu3.1 all Linux image base package
ii linux-firmware 1.187.12 all Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
ii linux-generic 5.4.0.72.75 amd64 Complete Generic Linux kernel and headers
ii linux-headers-5.4.0-71 5.4.0-71.79 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 5.4.0
ii linux-headers-5.4.0-71-generic 5.4.0-71.79 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-5.4.0-72 5.4.0-72.80 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 5.4.0
ii linux-headers-5.4.0-72-generic 5.4.0-72.80 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-generic 5.4.0.72.75 amd64 Generic Linux kernel headers
ii linux-image-5.4.0-71-generic 5.4.0-71.79 amd64 Signed kernel image generic
ii linux-image-5.4.0-72-generic 5.4.0-72.80 amd64 Signed kernel image generic
ii linux-image-generic 5.4.0.72.75 amd64 Generic Linux kernel image
ii linux-libc-dev:amd64 5.4.0-72.80 amd64 Linux Kernel Headers for development
ii linux-modules-5.4.0-71-generic 5.4.0-71.79 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-modules-5.4.0-72-generic 5.4.0-72.80 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-71-generic 5.4.0-71.79 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-72-generic 5.4.0-72.80 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-sound-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5 all base package for ALSA and OSS sound systems
ii pptp-linux 1.10.0-1build1 amd64 Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Client
ii syslinux 3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-2 amd64 collection of bootloaders (DOS FAT and NTFS bootloader)
ii syslinux-common 3:6.04~git20190206.bf6db5b4+dfsg1-2 all collection of bootloaders (common)
ii syslinux-legacy 2:3.63+dfsg-2ubuntu9 amd64 Bootloader for Linux/i386 using MS-DOS floppies
ii util-linux 2.34-0.1ubuntu9.1 amd64 miscellaneous system utilities