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    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "purge-old-kernels",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/purge-old-kernels/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-05-30T06:08:41Z",
    "synopsis": "",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "purge-old-kernels - remove old kernel and header packages from the system\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "purge-old-kernels",
                    "content": ""
                }
            ]
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "This  utility  is  now deprecated.  The functionality it used to provide should be integrated\ninto apt(8).\n\nIf you still have old kernels lying around  after  this,  please  file  a  bug  against  apt:\nhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+filebug\n\nThis program requires administrative access.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "EXAMPLE": {
            "content": "sudo purge-old-kernels\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "apt-get(8)\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "This  manpage and the utility was written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com> for Ubuntu\nsystems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify\nthis  document  under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published by the\nFree Software Foundation.\n\nOn Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU  General  Public  License  can  be  found  in\n/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL, or on the web at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt.\n\n\n\nbyobu                                        30 Apr 2012                        purge-old-kernels(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "purge-old-kernels - remove old kernel and header packages from the system",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [
        "sudo purge-old-kernels"
    ],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "apt-get",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/apt-get/8/json"
        }
    ]
}