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Grub boot loader keeps displaying two diffrent versions of Linux

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I currently have a dual boot with windows vista and can't understand why the boot loader displays ubuntu 2.6.32-24 and ubuntu 2.6.32-21. It seems to me only one should be displayed. Can you help me with this?

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

You have upgraded your kernel. You now have 2 kernels. If you run:

uname -a

If the output ends in:

24

and everything is running fine then you can remove the old one with:

sudo apt-get --purge remove linux-image-2.6.32-21-generic; sudo apt-get --purge autoremove; sudo apt-get clean

You will now only have the one kernel.

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#2

Having previous version of kernel can help you if a new kernel is bugged and don't allow you to boot. So it is critical when you update your computer. When you have validated new kernel, you can remove previous kernel.

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Joe (jfarina) said : 		#3

Thank You Very much.

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Joe (jfarina) said : 		#4

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.