Grub shows entries of the removed images in Ubuntu 13.04

What is the output of:

uname -a; lsb_release -a; dpkg -l | grep linux-image

Thanks

Hi Sir,
This is the output...
Linux dad-desktop 3.8.0-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 16 15:17:14 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 13.04
Release: 13.04
Codename: raring
rc linux-image-3.8.0-19-generic 3.8.0-19.30 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-3.8.0-20-generic 3.8.0-20.31 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.8.0-22-generic 3.8.0-22.33 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic 3.8.0-19.30 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-3.8.0-20-generic 3.8.0-20.31 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-3.8.0-22-generic 3.8.0-22.33 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-generic 3.8.0.22.38 amd64 Generic Linux kernel image
dad@dad-desktop:~$

Linux dad-desktop 3.8.0-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 16 15:17:14 UTC
2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 13.04
Release: 13.04
Codename: raring
rc linux-image-3.8.0-19-generic 3.8.0-19.30
         amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-3.8.0-20-generic 3.8.0-20.31
         amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.8.0-22-generic 3.8.0-22.33
         amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic 3.8.0-19.30
         amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-3.8.0-20-generic 3.8.0-20.31
         amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-3.8.0-22-generic 3.8.0-22.33
         amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-generic 3.8.0.22.38
         amd64 Generic Linux kernel image
dad@dad-desktop:~$

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Bangalore
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sudo dpkg -P linux-image-extra-3.8.0-20-generic

Repeat for the others with 'rc' in the left column.

Sir,
This is the output..
dad@dad-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -P linux-image-extra-3.8.0-20-generic
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove linux-image-extra-3.8.0-20-generic which isn't installed
dad@dad-desktop:~$

Sir,
pl find the output..
dad@dad-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -P rc linux-image-3.8.0-20-generic
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove rc which isn't installed
(Reading database ... 181560 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-3.8.0-20-generic ...
Purging configuration files for linux-image-3.8.0-20-generic ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.8.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-20-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-extlinux 3.8.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-20-generic
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-22-generic...
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-24-generic...
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-23-generic...
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-22-generic...
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-21-generic...
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-19-generic...
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic...
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-32-generic...
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic...
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic...
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic...
P: Writing config for Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.8.0-20-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-20-generic
dad@dad-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -P rc linux-image-3.0.0-12-generic
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove rc which isn't installed
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove linux-image-3.0.0-12-generic which isn't installed
dad@dad-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -P rc linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove rc which isn't installed
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove linux-image-3.0.0-16-generic which isn't installed
dad@dad-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -P rc linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove rc which isn't installed
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic which isn't installed
dad@dad-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -P rc linux-image-3.2.0-32-generic
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove rc which isn't installed
dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove linux-image-3.2.0-32-generic which isn't installed
dad@dad-desktop:~$

Did you read ANY of what I wrote?

You need tp uninstall the packages from your output that have 'rc' at the start, not the whole line.....

so the commands will be:

sudo dpkg -P linux-image-3.8.0-19-generic
sudo dpkg -P linux-image-3.8.0-20-generic
sudo dpkg -P linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic
sudo dpkg -P linux-image-extra-3.8.0-20-generic

Nothing more, you have 4 extra kernels listed, this will remove them.

Hi Actionparsnip,
now this is the output..
dad@dad-desktop:~$ uname -a; lsb_release -a; dpkg -l | grep linux-image
Linux dad-desktop 3.8.0-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 16 15:17:14 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 13.04
Release: 13.04
Codename: raring
ii linux-image-3.8.0-22-generic 3.8.0-22.33 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-3.8.0-22-generic 3.8.0-22.33 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.8.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-generic 3.8.0.22.38 amd64 Generic Linux kernel image
dad@dad-desktop:~$

Then updated grub to view the image files still displayed pl vew the result of grub update...

dad@dad-desktop:~$ sudo update-grub
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-22-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.8.0-22-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-24-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-23-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-23-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-22-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-22-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-21-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-21-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-19-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-19-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-18-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-32-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-32-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-16-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2
done
dad@dad-desktop:~$
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My intention is to remove all the unwanted image files which are removed with synaptic or apt..e.g. right from 3.0.0 to 3.5.0.. all initrd and vmlinuz files should not be there..is it possible ?
Thanks

Maybe there is a discrepancy between dpkg and the kernel boot files - in a sense that dpkg thinks the packages and files have been deleted, but the files are still there. This might also be influenced by the presence of the extlinux package.

Please provide the output of the terminal commands

dpkg --search \*initrd.img-\*-generic \*vmlinuz-\*-generic
ls -la /boot

Sir,
Pl find the output below..

dad@dad-desktop:~$ dpkg --search \*initrd.img-\*-generic
\*vmlinuz-\*-generic
dpkg-query: no path found matching pattern *initrd.img-*-generic
linux-image-3.8.0-23-generic: /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-23-generic
linux-image-3.8.0-24-generic: /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-24-generic
linux-image-3.8.0-25-generic: /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-25-generic
linux-image-3.8.0-22-generic: /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-22-generic
===================
dad@dad-desktop:~$ ls -la /boot
total 355388
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jun 8 07:28 .
drwxr-xr-x 25 root root 4096 Jun 8 07:28 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 635759 Jan 8 2010 abi-2.6.32-10-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 730503 Oct 8 2011 abi-3.0.0-12-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 730789 Feb 14 2012 abi-3.0.0-16-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 730789 Mar 9 2012 abi-3.0.0-17-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 792532 Sep 27 2012 abi-3.2.0-32-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 844937 Oct 19 2012 abi-3.5.0-18-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 845342 Nov 13 2012 abi-3.5.0-19-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 848069 Dec 12 00:44 abi-3.5.0-21-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 848290 Jan 9 03:39 abi-3.5.0-22-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 848290 Jan 24 19:08 abi-3.5.0-23-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 849836 Feb 7 07:43 abi-3.5.0-24-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 919039 May 16 21:12 abi-3.8.0-22-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 919039 May 30 02:18 abi-3.8.0-23-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 919001 May 31 20:02 abi-3.8.0-24-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 919001 Jun 7 02:46 abi-3.8.0-25-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 115643 Jan 8 2010 config-2.6.32-10-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 134754 Oct 8 2011 config-3.0.0-12-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 135132 Feb 14 2012 config-3.0.0-16-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 135132 Mar 9 2012 config-3.0.0-17-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 140488 Sep 27 2012 config-3.2.0-32-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 147884 Oct 19 2012 config-3.5.0-18-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 147847 Nov 13 2012 config-3.5.0-19-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 147871 Dec 12 00:44 config-3.5.0-21-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 147871 Jan 9 03:39 config-3.5.0-22-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 147871 Jan 24 19:08 config-3.5.0-23-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 147944 Feb 7 07:43 config-3.5.0-24-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 154943 May 16 21:12 config-3.8.0-22-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 154943 May 30 02:18 config-3.8.0-23-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 154943 May 31 20:02 config-3.8.0-24-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 154943 Jun 7 02:46 config-3.8.0-25-generic
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jun 8 07:28 extlinux
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 12288 Jun 8 07:29 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13736116 Mar 25 2012 initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13731960 Mar 25 2012 initrd.img-3.0.0-16-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13733003 Apr 9 2012 initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14271487 Oct 29 2012 initrd.img-3.2.0-32-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15223932 Nov 12 2012 initrd.img-3.5.0-18-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15222708 Dec 1 2012 initrd.img-3.5.0-19-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15222788 Dec 19 07:49 initrd.img-3.5.0-21-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23137975 Jan 27 07:44 initrd.img-3.5.0-22-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23138801 Feb 1 06:23 initrd.img-3.5.0-23-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23151149 Feb 19 05:53 initrd.img-3.5.0-24-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16144680 May 18 07:19 initrd.img-3.8.0-22-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16145364 May 31 07:03 initrd.img-3.8.0-23-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16149166 Jun 1 06:30 initrd.img-3.8.0-24-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16150160 Jun 8 07:28 initrd.img-3.8.0-25-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 176764 Dec 5 2012 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178944 Dec 5 2012 memtest86+_multiboot.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1747418 Jan 8 2010 System.map-2.6.32-10-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 2694177 Oct 8 2011 System.map-3.0.0-12-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 2702293 Feb 14 2012 System.map-3.0.0-16-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 2702394 Mar 9 2012 System.map-3.0.0-17-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 2884076 Sep 27 2012 System.map-3.2.0-32-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 2902868 Oct 19 2012 System.map-3.5.0-18-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 2902610 Nov 13 2012 System.map-3.5.0-19-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 2903614 Dec 12 00:44 System.map-3.5.0-21-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 2904407 Jan 9 03:39 System.map-3.5.0-22-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 2904246 Jan 24 19:08 System.map-3.5.0-23-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 2905147 Feb 7 07:43 System.map-3.5.0-24-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3060454 May 16 21:12 System.map-3.8.0-22-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3060454 May 30 02:18 System.map-3.8.0-23-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3060761 May 31 20:02 System.map-3.8.0-24-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3060761 Jun 7 02:46 System.map-3.8.0-25-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1196 Jan 8 2010 vmcoreinfo-2.6.32-10-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 1367 Oct 8 2011 vmcoreinfo-3.0.0-12-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 1367 Feb 14 2012 vmcoreinfo-3.0.0-16-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 1367 Mar 9 2012 vmcoreinfo-3.0.0-17-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4658096 Mar 25 2012 vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 4688464 Feb 14 2012 vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 4687312 Mar 9 2012 vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 4966768 Sep 27 2012 vmlinuz-3.2.0-32-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5132688 Oct 19 2012 vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5132592 Nov 13 2012 vmlinuz-3.5.0-19-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5133840 Dec 12 00:44 vmlinuz-3.5.0-21-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5134960 Jan 9 03:39 vmlinuz-3.5.0-22-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5134032 Jan 24 19:08 vmlinuz-3.5.0-23-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5138608 Feb 7 07:43 vmlinuz-3.5.0-24-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5356688 May 16 21:12 vmlinuz-3.8.0-22-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5356656 May 30 02:18 vmlinuz-3.8.0-23-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5357552 May 31 20:02 vmlinuz-3.8.0-24-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5357392 Jun 7 02:46 vmlinuz-3.8.0-25-generic
dad@dad-desktop:~$
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Thanks

On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 4:51 PM, Manfred Hampl <
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> Your question #229193 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/229193
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
> Maybe there is a discrepancy between dpkg and the kernel boot files - in
> a sense that dpkg thinks the packages and files have been deleted, but
> the files are still there. This might also be influenced by the presence
> of the extlinux package.
>
> Please provide the output of the terminal commands
>
> dpkg --search \*initrd.img-\*-generic \*vmlinuz-\*-generic
> ls -la /boot
>
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Warm regards,

Rajinder Sandhu
Bangalore
India

The dpkg... command shows that package management knows only about four 3.8 kernels, but there are dozens of files that stem from older kernel versions. I do not know what the reason for that might be.

I think you can delete all files in the /boot directory related to older kernel versions without negative effects.

The commands would be

sudo rm /boot/*-2.6.32-10-*
sudo rm /boot/*-3.0.0-*
sudo rm /boot/*-3.2.0-*
sudo rm /boot/*-3.5.0-*
sudo update-grub

This should end with a system that provides only the current 3.8 kernels on the grub selection screens.
You should monitor your system, whether the effect that files remain in /boot despite removing the package continues to be shown.

Please copy/paste the output of the commands
sudo update-grub
ls -la /boot
into this question document that we can see the results.