# purge-old-kernels(1) - man - phpMan

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


## SYNOPSIS
### purge-old-kernels


## DESCRIPTION
       This  utility  is  now deprecated.  The functionality it used to provide should be integrated
       into [_apt_(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/apt/8/markdown).

       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
       sudo purge-old-kernels


## SEE ALSO
       [**apt-get**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/apt-get/8/markdown)


## 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_>.



byobu                                        30 Apr 2012                        [purge-old-kernels(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/purge-old-kernels/1/markdown)